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#cc8be9 color: Blush Essence

#cc8be9 is rgb(204, 139, 233) in RGB and oklch(73.568% 0.14763 314.864) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

73.6%
0.148
315°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Violet
  • purple-400
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #cc8be9

#cc8be9 is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blush Essence (#cc88dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #cc8be9 mixed with white

  1. cc8be9
  2. d197ec
  3. d7a3ee
  4. dcaef1
  5. e1baf3
  6. e6c6f6
  7. ebd1f8
  8. f0ddfa
  9. f5e8fc
  10. faf3fd

Darker: #cc8be9 mixed with black

  1. cc8be9
  2. b178cb
  3. 9766ad
  4. 7e5490
  5. 654374
  6. 4e325a
  7. 372341
  8. 221429
  9. 0f0713
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cc8be9 with less saturation

  1. cc8be9
  2. c98fe3
  3. c592dd
  4. c296d7
  5. bf99d0
  6. bb9cca
  7. b89fc4
  8. b4a2bd
  9. b1a4b7
  10. ada7b0

Questions about #cc8be9

What color is #cc8be9?

#cc8be9 is bright light purple. The closest named color is Blush Essence. In RGB it is rgb(204, 139, 233), in HSL hsl(281.49, 68.12%, 72.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.568% 0.14763 314.864).

What colors go well with #cc8be9?

The complementary color of #cc8be9 is #80be59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a19aff and #ea81bf. The triadic partners are #df9a1f and #00c5c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cc8be9?

Black text reads better on #cc8be9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cc8be9 a warm or cool color?

#cc8be9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.148.