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#cfaae5 color: Tropical Violet

#cfaae5 is rgb(207, 170, 229) in RGB and oklch(79.06% 0.09097 312.635) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

79.1%
0.091
313°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #cfaae5

#cfaae5 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.53:1, 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: #cfaae5 mixed with white

  1. cfaae5
  2. d4b2e8
  3. d9bbeb
  4. ddc3ed
  5. e2ccf0
  6. e7d4f3
  7. ecddf5
  8. f1e5f8
  9. f5eefa
  10. faf6fd

Darker: #cfaae5 mixed with black

  1. cfaae5
  2. b493c7
  3. 997daa
  4. 7f688e
  5. 675372
  6. 4f3f58
  7. 382d3f
  8. 231b28
  9. 100b12
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cfaae5 with less saturation

  1. cfaae5
  2. cdace1
  3. cbaedd
  4. c9afd9
  5. c7b1d4
  6. c5b3d0
  7. c3b4cc
  8. c1b6c8
  9. bfb8c3
  10. bdb9bf

Questions about #cfaae5

What color is #cfaae5?

#cfaae5 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Tropical Violet. In RGB it is rgb(207, 170, 229), in HSL hsl(277.63, 53.15%, 78.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.06% 0.09097 312.635).

What colors go well with #cfaae5?

The complementary color of #cfaae5 is #a4c88b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b2b4f4 and #e4a4cb. The triadic partners are #dfb278 and #6ecdca.

Is white or black text more readable on #cfaae5?

Black text reads better on #cfaae5: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cfaae5 a warm or cool color?

#cfaae5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.091.