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#ceaeea color: Purple Sand

#ceaeea is rgb(206, 174, 234) in RGB and oklch(79.898% 0.08983 308.665) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

79.9%
0.090
309°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #ceaeea

#ceaeea is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.87:1, 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: #ceaeea mixed with white

  1. ceaeea
  2. d3b6ec
  3. d8beef
  4. ddc6f1
  5. e1cef3
  6. e6d6f5
  7. ebdef7
  8. f0e7f9
  9. f5effb
  10. faf7fd

Darker: #ceaeea mixed with black

  1. ceaeea
  2. b397cb
  3. 9880ae
  4. 7f6a91
  5. 665575
  6. 4e415a
  7. 382e41
  8. 231c29
  9. 0f0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ceaeea with less saturation

  1. ceaeea
  2. ccb0e6
  3. cbb1e1
  4. c9b3dd
  5. c7b5d8
  6. c6b6d4
  7. c4b8d0
  8. c2b9cb
  9. c1bac6
  10. bfbcc2

Questions about #ceaeea

What color is #ceaeea?

#ceaeea is soft light purple. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(206, 174, 234), in HSL hsl(272, 58.82%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.898% 0.08983 308.665).

What colors go well with #ceaeea?

The complementary color of #ceaeea is #acc98b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b0b8f7 and #e4a7d1. The triadic partners are #e4b37d and #73d0c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #ceaeea?

Black text reads better on #ceaeea: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ceaeea a warm or cool color?

#ceaeea is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.09.