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#ccaeea color: Purple Sand

#ccaeea is rgb(204, 174, 234) in RGB and oklch(79.72% 0.08912 307.212) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

79.7%
0.089
307°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #ccaeea

#ccaeea is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Sand (#c2b2f0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ccaeea mixed with white

  1. ccaeea
  2. d1b6ec
  3. d6beef
  4. dbc6f1
  5. e0cef3
  6. e5d6f5
  7. eadef7
  8. f0e7f9
  9. f5effb
  10. faf7fd

Darker: #ccaeea mixed with black

  1. ccaeea
  2. b197cb
  3. 9780ae
  4. 7e6a91
  5. 655575
  6. 4e415a
  7. 372e41
  8. 221c29
  9. 0f0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ccaeea with less saturation

  1. ccaeea
  2. cab0e6
  3. c9b1e1
  4. c7b3dd
  5. c6b4d8
  6. c4b6d4
  7. c3b7cf
  8. c1b9cb
  9. c0bac6
  10. bebbc1

Questions about #ccaeea

What color is #ccaeea?

#ccaeea is soft light purple. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(204, 174, 234), in HSL hsl(270, 58.82%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.72% 0.08912 307.212).

What colors go well with #ccaeea?

The complementary color of #ccaeea is #adc889. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aeb8f6 and #e3a7d2. The triadic partners are #e4b27e and #74d0c7.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccaeea?

Black text reads better on #ccaeea: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccaeea a warm or cool color?

#ccaeea is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.089.