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#dc9ef5 color: Medium Lavender Magenta

#dc9ef5 is rgb(220, 158, 245) in RGB and oklch(78.859% 0.13633 315.895) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

78.9%
0.136
316°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #dc9ef5

#dc9ef5 is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 78.9% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.25:1, 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: #dc9ef5 mixed with white

  1. dc9ef5
  2. e0a8f6
  3. e3b2f8
  4. e7bcf9
  5. ebc5fa
  6. eecffb
  7. f2d9fc
  8. f5e2fd
  9. f8ecfe
  10. fcf5fe

Darker: #dc9ef5 mixed with black

  1. dc9ef5
  2. bf89d5
  3. a374b6
  4. 886098
  5. 6e4d7b
  6. 543a5f
  7. 3c2944
  8. 26182b
  9. 110915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #dc9ef5 with less saturation

  1. dc9ef5
  2. d9a1ef
  3. d5a4ea
  4. d2a8e4
  5. cfaade
  6. cbadd8
  7. c8b0d2
  8. c5b3cc
  9. c1b5c6
  10. beb8c0

Questions about #dc9ef5

What color is #dc9ef5?

#dc9ef5 is bright light purple. The closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(220, 158, 245), in HSL hsl(282.76, 81.31%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.859% 0.13633 315.895).

What colors go well with #dc9ef5?

The complementary color of #dc9ef5 is #92ce73. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b3acff and #f895cd. The triadic partners are #ecad48 and #00d4d6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc9ef5?

Black text reads better on #dc9ef5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc9ef5 a warm or cool color?

#dc9ef5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 78.9% and its chroma 0.136.