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#cb9efa color: Hydrangea Purple

#cb9efa is rgb(203, 158, 250) in RGB and oklch(77.443% 0.1356 305.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

77.4%
0.136
306°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #cb9efa

#cb9efa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 77.4% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hydrangea Purple (#caa0ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #cb9efa mixed with white

  1. cb9efa
  2. d0a8fb
  3. d5b2fc
  4. dabcfd
  5. e0c5fe
  6. e5cffe
  7. ead9ff
  8. efe2ff
  9. f4ecff
  10. faf5ff

Darker: #cb9efa mixed with black

  1. cb9efa
  2. b089d9
  3. 9674ba
  4. 7d609b
  5. 654d7d
  6. 4d3a61
  7. 372946
  8. 22182d
  9. 0f0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cb9efa with less saturation

  1. cb9efa
  2. c9a1f3
  3. c7a4ed
  4. c4a6e6
  5. c2a9df
  6. c0abd9
  7. beadd2
  8. bcafcb
  9. bab2c4
  10. b8b4bd

Questions about #cb9efa

What color is #cb9efa?

#cb9efa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Hydrangea Purple. In RGB it is rgb(203, 158, 250), in HSL hsl(269.35, 90.2%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.443% 0.1356 305.945).

What colors go well with #cb9efa?

The complementary color of #cb9efa is #a0c560. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9eadff and #eb93d7. The triadic partners are #f0a34d and #03d1c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #cb9efa?

Black text reads better on #cb9efa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cb9efa a warm or cool color?

#cb9efa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 77.4% and its chroma 0.136.