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#c8acfa color: Teasel Dipsacus

#c8acfa is rgb(200, 172, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.66% 0.11201 300.365) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

79.7%
0.112
300°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #c8acfa

#c8acfa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus (#ceaefa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #c8acfa mixed with white

  1. c8acfa
  2. cdb4fb
  3. d3bdfc
  4. d8c5fd
  5. ddcdfd
  6. e3d6fe
  7. e8defe
  8. eee6ff
  9. f4eeff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c8acfa mixed with black

  1. c8acfa
  2. ae95d9
  3. 947fba
  4. 7b699b
  5. 63547d
  6. 4c4061
  7. 362d46
  8. 211b2d
  9. 0f0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c8acfa with less saturation

  1. c8acfa
  2. c7aef4
  3. c6b0ee
  4. c4b2e8
  5. c3b3e2
  6. c2b5dc
  7. c1b7d6
  8. c0b8d0
  9. bfbac9
  10. bebbc3

Questions about #c8acfa

What color is #c8acfa?

#c8acfa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(200, 172, 250), in HSL hsl(261.54, 88.64%, 82.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.66% 0.11201 300.365).

What colors go well with #c8acfa?

The complementary color of #c8acfa is #b3c873. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a1b9ff and #e6a2df. The triadic partners are #f1ab70 and #5cd4c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8acfa?

Black text reads better on #c8acfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8acfa a warm or cool color?

#c8acfa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.112.