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#d496fa color: Plasma Trail

#d496fa is rgb(212, 150, 250) in RGB and oklch(76.962% 0.15197 311.72) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

77%
0.152
312°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #d496fa

#d496fa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.2:1 contrast and black text 9.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Plasma Trail (#d59cfc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #d496fa mixed with white

  1. d496fa
  2. d8a1fb
  3. ddacfc
  4. e1b6fd
  5. e6c1fe
  6. eacbfe
  7. eed6ff
  8. f2e0ff
  9. f7eaff
  10. fbf5ff

Darker: #d496fa mixed with black

  1. d496fa
  2. b882d9
  3. 9d6eba
  4. 835b9b
  5. 69497d
  6. 513761
  7. 3a2646
  8. 24162d
  9. 100815
  10. 020103

Calmer: #d496fa with less saturation

  1. d496fa
  2. d19af3
  3. ce9dec
  4. cba0e6
  5. c7a4df
  6. c4a7d8
  7. c1aad1
  8. beacca
  9. bbafc3
  10. b7b1bb

Questions about #d496fa

What color is #d496fa?

#d496fa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Plasma Trail. In RGB it is rgb(212, 150, 250), in HSL hsl(277.2, 90.91%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.962% 0.15197 311.72).

What colors go well with #d496fa?

The complementary color of #d496fa is #90c85b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a6a8ff and #f48bd0. The triadic partners are #efa22d and #00d1cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #d496fa?

Black text reads better on #d496fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and black gives 9.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d496fa a warm or cool color?

#d496fa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 77% and its chroma 0.152.