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#cea9ef color: Teasel Dipsacus

#cea9ef is rgb(206, 169, 239) in RGB and oklch(79.187% 0.10457 308.25) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

79.2%
0.105
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #cea9ef

#cea9ef is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus (#ceaefa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #cea9ef mixed with white

  1. cea9ef
  2. d3b2f1
  3. d8baf3
  4. ddc3f5
  5. e1cbf6
  6. e6d4f8
  7. ebddfa
  8. f0e5fb
  9. f5eefc
  10. faf6fe

Darker: #cea9ef mixed with black

  1. cea9ef
  2. b392d0
  3. 987cb1
  4. 7f6794
  5. 665378
  6. 4e3f5c
  7. 382c42
  8. 231b2a
  9. 0f0a14
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cea9ef with less saturation

  1. cea9ef
  2. ccabea
  3. caade5
  4. c8afe0
  5. c6b1db
  6. c5b3d6
  7. c3b4d0
  8. c1b6cb
  9. bfb8c6
  10. bdb9c0

Questions about #cea9ef

What color is #cea9ef?

#cea9ef is bright light purple. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(206, 169, 239), in HSL hsl(271.71, 68.63%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.187% 0.10457 308.25).

What colors go well with #cea9ef?

The complementary color of #cea9ef is #a7c87f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #abb5fe and #e8a1d2. The triadic partners are #e8af6f and #5fd1c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #cea9ef?

Black text reads better on #cea9ef: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cea9ef a warm or cool color?

#cea9ef is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.105.