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#c8b0fa color: Teasel Dipsacus

#c8b0fa is rgb(200, 176, 250) in RGB and oklch(80.393% 0.1056 298.9) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

80.4%
0.106
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #c8b0fa

#c8b0fa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 80.4% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.05:1, 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: #c8b0fa mixed with white

  1. c8b0fa
  2. cdb8fb
  3. d3c0fc
  4. d8c8fc
  5. ddd0fd
  6. e3d8fe
  7. e8e0fe
  8. eee7ff
  9. f4efff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c8b0fa mixed with black

  1. c8b0fa
  2. ae99d9
  3. 9482ba
  4. 7b6c9b
  5. 63567d
  6. 4c4261
  7. 362e46
  8. 211c2d
  9. 0f0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c8b0fa with less saturation

  1. c8b0fa
  2. c7b2f4
  3. c6b3ef
  4. c5b5e9
  5. c4b7e3
  6. c3b8dd
  7. c2bad7
  8. c1bbd1
  9. c0bccb
  10. c0bec5

Questions about #c8b0fa

What color is #c8b0fa?

#c8b0fa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(200, 176, 250), in HSL hsl(259.46, 88.1%, 83.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.393% 0.1056 298.9).

What colors go well with #c8b0fa?

The complementary color of #c8b0fa is #b7c979. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a3bcff and #e5a6e1. The triadic partners are #f2ae79 and #69d5c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8b0fa?

Black text reads better on #c8b0fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8b0fa a warm or cool color?

#c8b0fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 80.4% and its chroma 0.106.