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#cd9fe3 color: Silver Rust

#cd9fe3 is rgb(205, 159, 227) in RGB and oklch(76.814% 0.1068 314.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

76.8%
0.107
315°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #cd9fe3

#cd9fe3 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 76.8% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.66:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Silver Rust (#c9a0df). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #cd9fe3 mixed with white

  1. cd9fe3
  2. d2a9e6
  3. d7b2e9
  4. dcbcec
  5. e1c5ef
  6. e6cff2
  7. ebd8f5
  8. f0e2f7
  9. f5ecfa
  10. faf5fc

Darker: #cd9fe3 mixed with black

  1. cd9fe3
  2. b28ac5
  3. 9875a8
  4. 7e618c
  5. 664d71
  6. 4e3b57
  7. 38293f
  8. 231827
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cd9fe3 with less saturation

  1. cd9fe3
  2. cba1de
  3. c8a4da
  4. c6a6d5
  5. c3a8d0
  6. c1aacc
  7. beacc7
  8. bbaec2
  9. b9b0bd
  10. b6b2b8

Questions about #cd9fe3

What color is #cd9fe3?

#cd9fe3 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Silver Rust. In RGB it is rgb(205, 159, 227), in HSL hsl(280.59, 54.84%, 75.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.814% 0.1068 314.543).

What colors go well with #cd9fe3?

The complementary color of #cd9fe3 is #97c37d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #acaaf5 and #e498c4. The triadic partners are #dca962 and #50c9c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #cd9fe3?

Black text reads better on #cd9fe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cd9fe3 a warm or cool color?

#cd9fe3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 76.8% and its chroma 0.107.