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#cea6ea color: Tropical Violet

#cea6ea is rgb(206, 166, 234) in RGB and oklch(78.443% 0.10352 310.86) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

78.4%
0.104
311°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #cea6ea

#cea6ea is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 78.4% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.27:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropical Violet (#cda5df). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #cea6ea mixed with white

  1. cea6ea
  2. d3afec
  3. d8b8ef
  4. ddc1f1
  5. e2caf3
  6. e6d2f5
  7. ebdbf7
  8. f0e4f9
  9. f5edfb
  10. faf6fd

Darker: #cea6ea mixed with black

  1. cea6ea
  2. b390cb
  3. 987aae
  4. 7f6591
  5. 665175
  6. 4e3e5a
  7. 382b41
  8. 231a29
  9. 0f0a13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cea6ea with less saturation

  1. cea6ea
  2. cca8e5
  3. caaae0
  4. c8acdc
  5. c6aed7
  6. c3b0d2
  7. c1b2cd
  8. bfb4c8
  9. bdb5c3
  10. bbb7be

Questions about #cea6ea

What color is #cea6ea?

#cea6ea is soft light purple. The closest named color is Tropical Violet. In RGB it is rgb(206, 166, 234), in HSL hsl(275.29, 61.82%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.443% 0.10352 310.86).

What colors go well with #cea6ea?

The complementary color of #cea6ea is #a2c780. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #adb1fa and #e69ecd. The triadic partners are #e3ad6c and #5ccec8.

Is white or black text more readable on #cea6ea?

Black text reads better on #cea6ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cea6ea a warm or cool color?

#cea6ea is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 78.4% and its chroma 0.104.