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#d495dd color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#d495dd is rgb(212, 149, 221) in RGB and oklch(75.532% 0.12144 322.299) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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293°
100%

75.5%
0.121
322°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #d495dd

#d495dd is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#cc99dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #d495dd mixed with white

  1. d495dd
  2. d9a0e1
  3. ddaae4
  4. e2b5e8
  5. e6bfeb
  6. eacaef
  7. efd5f2
  8. f3dff5
  9. f7eaf9
  10. fbf4fc

Darker: #d495dd mixed with black

  1. d495dd
  2. b881c0
  3. 9d6da4
  4. 835a88
  5. 69486e
  6. 513755
  7. 3a263d
  8. 241626
  9. 100811
  10. 020102

Calmer: #d495dd with less saturation

  1. d495dd
  2. d198d9
  3. cd9bd4
  4. ca9ed0
  5. c6a1cb
  6. c2a3c7
  7. bfa6c2
  8. bba8be
  9. b7abb9
  10. b3adb4

Questions about #d495dd

What color is #d495dd?

#d495dd is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(212, 149, 221), in HSL hsl(292.5, 51.43%, 72.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.532% 0.12144 322.299).

What colors go well with #d495dd?

The complementary color of #d495dd is #81c37b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b2a1f6 and #ea8eb7. The triadic partners are #d6a84c and #29c6d1.

Is white or black text more readable on #d495dd?

Black text reads better on #d495dd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d495dd a warm or cool color?

#d495dd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.121.