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#ceaae5 color: Tropical Violet

#ceaae5 is rgb(206, 170, 229) in RGB and oklch(78.969% 0.09053 311.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

79%
0.091
312°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #ceaae5

#ceaae5 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.51:1, 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: #ceaae5 mixed with white

  1. ceaae5
  2. d3b2e8
  3. d8bbeb
  4. ddc3ed
  5. e2ccf0
  6. e6d4f3
  7. ebddf5
  8. f0e5f8
  9. f5eefa
  10. faf6fd

Darker: #ceaae5 mixed with black

  1. ceaae5
  2. b393c7
  3. 987daa
  4. 7f688e
  5. 665372
  6. 4e3f58
  7. 382d3f
  8. 231b28
  9. 0f0b12
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ceaae5 with less saturation

  1. ceaae5
  2. ccace1
  3. caaedd
  4. c8afd8
  5. c6b1d4
  6. c4b3d0
  7. c2b4cc
  8. c0b6c7
  9. beb7c3
  10. bcb9bf

Questions about #ceaae5

What color is #ceaae5?

#ceaae5 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Tropical Violet. In RGB it is rgb(206, 170, 229), in HSL hsl(276.61, 53.15%, 78.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.969% 0.09053 311.93).

What colors go well with #ceaae5?

The complementary color of #ceaae5 is #a5c78a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b1b4f4 and #e3a4cb. The triadic partners are #dfb179 and #6ecdc9.

Is white or black text more readable on #ceaae5?

Black text reads better on #ceaae5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ceaae5 a warm or cool color?

#ceaae5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 79% and its chroma 0.091.