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#dc9ef2 color: Medium Lavender Magenta

#dc9ef2 is rgb(220, 158, 242) in RGB and oklch(78.731% 0.13298 316.962) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

78.7%
0.133
317°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #dc9ef2

#dc9ef2 is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#dda0fd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #dc9ef2 mixed with white

  1. dc9ef2
  2. e0a8f4
  3. e3b2f5
  4. e7bcf7
  5. ebc5f8
  6. eecffa
  7. f2d9fb
  8. f5e2fc
  9. f8ecfd
  10. fcf5fe

Darker: #dc9ef2 mixed with black

  1. dc9ef2
  2. bf89d2
  3. a374b4
  4. 886096
  5. 6e4d79
  6. 543a5e
  7. 3c2943
  8. 26182b
  9. 110914
  10. 020103

Calmer: #dc9ef2 with less saturation

  1. dc9ef2
  2. d9a1ed
  3. d5a4e7
  4. d2a7e2
  5. cfaadc
  6. cbadd6
  7. c8b0d1
  8. c4b2cb
  9. c1b5c5
  10. bdb7bf

Questions about #dc9ef2

What color is #dc9ef2?

#dc9ef2 is bright light purple. The closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(220, 158, 242), in HSL hsl(284.29, 76.36%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.731% 0.13298 316.962).

What colors go well with #dc9ef2?

The complementary color of #dc9ef2 is #90cd77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b4acff and #f795ca. The triadic partners are #e9ae4b and #0cd3d7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc9ef2?

Black text reads better on #dc9ef2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc9ef2 a warm or cool color?

#dc9ef2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.133.