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#c8aefa color: Teasel Dipsacus

#c8aefa is rgb(200, 174, 250) in RGB and oklch(80.026% 0.1088 299.653) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

80%
0.109
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #c8aefa

#c8aefa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.89:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light violet colors

Lighter: #c8aefa mixed with white

  1. c8aefa
  2. cdb6fb
  3. d3befc
  4. d8c6fd
  5. ddcffd
  6. e3d7fe
  7. e8dffe
  8. eee7ff
  9. f4efff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c8aefa mixed with black

  1. c8aefa
  2. ae97d9
  3. 9480ba
  4. 7b6a9b
  5. 63557d
  6. 4c4161
  7. 362e46
  8. 211c2d
  9. 0f0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c8aefa with less saturation

  1. c8aefa
  2. c7b0f4
  3. c6b2ee
  4. c5b3e8
  5. c4b5e2
  6. c3b7dc
  7. c2b8d6
  8. c1bad0
  9. c0bbca
  10. bfbcc4

Questions about #c8aefa

What color is #c8aefa?

#c8aefa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(200, 174, 250), in HSL hsl(260.53, 88.37%, 83.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.026% 0.1088 299.653).

What colors go well with #c8aefa?

The complementary color of #c8aefa is #b5c876. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a2bbff and #e6a4e0. The triadic partners are #f2ad74 and #63d5c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8aefa?

Black text reads better on #c8aefa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8aefa a warm or cool color?

#c8aefa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 80% and its chroma 0.109.