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#caa1ec color: Lavender Cream

#caa1ec is rgb(202, 161, 236) in RGB and oklch(77.261% 0.11296 308.906) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

77.3%
0.113
309°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #caa1ec

#caa1ec is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Cream (#c79fef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #caa1ec mixed with white

  1. caa1ec
  2. cfaaee
  3. d5b4f0
  4. dabdf3
  5. dfc7f5
  6. e4d0f7
  7. ead9f8
  8. efe3fa
  9. f4ecfc
  10. faf6fe

Darker: #caa1ec mixed with black

  1. caa1ec
  2. af8bcd
  3. 9576af
  4. 7c6292
  5. 644e76
  6. 4d3c5b
  7. 372a42
  8. 221929
  9. 0f0913
  10. 020103

Calmer: #caa1ec with less saturation

  1. caa1ec
  2. c8a3e7
  3. c6a6e1
  4. c4a8dc
  5. c2aad7
  6. c0acd1
  7. bdaecc
  8. bbb0c6
  9. b9b1c0
  10. b7b3bb

Questions about #caa1ec

What color is #caa1ec?

#caa1ec is bright light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Cream. In RGB it is rgb(202, 161, 236), in HSL hsl(272.8, 66.37%, 77.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.261% 0.11296 308.906).

What colors go well with #caa1ec?

The complementary color of #caa1ec is #9fc374. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a5adfc and #e598cd. The triadic partners are #e4a761 and #4accc4.

Is white or black text more readable on #caa1ec?

Black text reads better on #caa1ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #caa1ec a warm or cool color?

#caa1ec is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.113.