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#e5b8fa color: Lavender Fragrance

#e5b8fa is rgb(229, 184, 250) in RGB and oklch(84.404% 0.10178 314.85) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

84.4%
0.102
315°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • purple-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc -33
Black text
12.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

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About #e5b8fa

#e5b8fa is a pastel light purple color. In OKLCH it has 84.4% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.67:1 contrast and black text 12.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Fragrance (#ddbbff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #e5b8fa mixed with white

  1. e5b8fa
  2. e8bffb
  3. eac6fb
  4. edcdfc
  5. f0d5fd
  6. f2dcfd
  7. f5e3fe
  8. f7eafe
  9. faf1fe
  10. fdf8ff

Darker: #e5b8fa mixed with black

  1. e5b8fa
  2. c7a0d9
  3. aa88ba
  4. 8e719b
  5. 725b7d
  6. 584561
  7. 3f3146
  8. 281e2d
  9. 120c15
  10. 030203

Calmer: #e5b8fa with less saturation

  1. e5b8fa
  2. e3baf6
  3. e0bcf1
  4. debeec
  5. dbc0e8
  6. d9c2e3
  7. d6c4df
  8. d3c6da
  9. d1c8d5
  10. cecad0

Questions about #e5b8fa

What color is #e5b8fa?

#e5b8fa is pastel light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Fragrance. In RGB it is rgb(229, 184, 250), in HSL hsl(280.91, 86.84%, 85.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(84.404% 0.10178 314.85).

What colors go well with #e5b8fa?

The complementary color of #e5b8fa is #afdb97. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c4c3ff and #fcb1db. The triadic partners are #f3c27f and #72e1e0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e5b8fa?

Black text reads better on #e5b8fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and black gives 12.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e5b8fa a warm or cool color?

#e5b8fa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 84.4% and its chroma 0.102.