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#cdadea color: Purple Sand

#cdadea is rgb(205, 173, 234) in RGB and oklch(79.624% 0.09117 308.262) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

79.6%
0.091
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #cdadea

#cdadea is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.76:1, 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: #cdadea mixed with white

  1. cdadea
  2. d2b5ec
  3. d7bdef
  4. dcc6f1
  5. e1cef3
  6. e6d6f5
  7. ebdef7
  8. f0e6f9
  9. f5eefb
  10. faf7fd

Darker: #cdadea mixed with black

  1. cdadea
  2. b296cb
  3. 987fae
  4. 7e6a91
  5. 665575
  6. 4e415a
  7. 382d41
  8. 231b29
  9. 0f0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cdadea with less saturation

  1. cdadea
  2. cbafe6
  3. cab0e1
  4. c8b2dd
  5. c6b4d8
  6. c5b5d4
  7. c3b7cf
  8. c1b8ca
  9. c0bac6
  10. bebbc1

Questions about #cdadea

What color is #cdadea?

#cdadea is soft light purple. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(205, 173, 234), in HSL hsl(271.48, 59.22%, 79.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.624% 0.09117 308.262).

What colors go well with #cdadea?

The complementary color of #cdadea is #abc889. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #afb7f7 and #e4a6d1. The triadic partners are #e4b27c and #71d0c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdadea?

Black text reads better on #cdadea: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdadea a warm or cool color?

#cdadea is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.091.