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#ce9be2 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ce9be2 is rgb(206, 155, 226) in RGB and oklch(76.166% 0.11311 316.22) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

76.2%
0.113
316°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ce9be2

#ce9be2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 76.2% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#cc99dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ce9be2 mixed with white

  1. ce9be2
  2. d3a5e5
  3. d8afe8
  4. ddb9eb
  5. e2c3ee
  6. e7cdf1
  7. ecd7f4
  8. f1e1f7
  9. f5ebfa
  10. faf5fc

Darker: #ce9be2 mixed with black

  1. ce9be2
  2. b386c4
  3. 9872a8
  4. 7f5e8c
  5. 664b71
  6. 4e3957
  7. 38283e
  8. 231827
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ce9be2 with less saturation

  1. ce9be2
  2. cb9edd
  3. c9a0d9
  4. c6a2d4
  5. c3a5cf
  6. c0a7ca
  7. bda9c5
  8. baabc0
  9. b7adbb
  10. b4afb6

Questions about #ce9be2

What color is #ce9be2?

#ce9be2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(206, 155, 226), in HSL hsl(283.1, 55.04%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.166% 0.11311 316.22).

What colors go well with #ce9be2?

The complementary color of #ce9be2 is #90c279. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aca7f6 and #e694c0. The triadic partners are #dba759 and #41c8c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #ce9be2?

Black text reads better on #ce9be2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ce9be2 a warm or cool color?

#ce9be2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 76.2% and its chroma 0.113.