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#c9affe color: Teasel Dipsacus

#c9affe is rgb(201, 175, 254) in RGB and oklch(80.465% 0.11265 298.972) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

80.5%
0.113
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 0%

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 #c9affe

#c9affe is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.113 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: #c9affe mixed with white

  1. c9affe
  2. ceb7ff
  3. d3bfff
  4. d9c7ff
  5. decfff
  6. e3d7ff
  7. e9dfff
  8. eee7ff
  9. f4efff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c9affe mixed with black

  1. c9affe
  2. ae98dd
  3. 9581bd
  4. 7c6b9e
  5. 645680
  6. 4c4163
  7. 362e47
  8. 221c2d
  9. 0f0b16
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c9affe with less saturation

  1. c9affe
  2. c8b1f8
  3. c7b3f2
  4. c6b4ec
  5. c5b6e5
  6. c4b8df
  7. c3b9d9
  8. c2bbd3
  9. c1bccc
  10. c0bec6

Questions about #c9affe

What color is #c9affe?

#c9affe is bright light violet. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(201, 175, 254), in HSL hsl(259.75, 97.53%, 84.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.465% 0.11265 298.972).

What colors go well with #c9affe?

The complementary color of #c9affe is #b7ca74. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a1bcff and #e8a5e3. The triadic partners are #f5ad73 and #60d7c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #c9affe?

Black text reads better on #c9affe: 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 #c9affe a warm or cool color?

#c9affe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.113.