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#e6b6fa color: Lavender Fragrance

#e6b6fa is rgb(230, 182, 250) in RGB and oklch(84.143% 0.10571 315.8) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

84.1%
0.106
316°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • purple-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc -34
Black text
12.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

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About #e6b6fa

#e6b6fa is a pastel light purple color. In OKLCH it has 84.1% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.69:1 contrast and black text 12.44:1, 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: #e6b6fa mixed with white

  1. e6b6fa
  2. e9bdfb
  3. ebc5fb
  4. eeccfc
  5. f0d3fd
  6. f3dbfd
  7. f5e2fe
  8. f8e9fe
  9. faf1ff
  10. fdf8ff

Darker: #e6b6fa mixed with black

  1. e6b6fa
  2. c89ed9
  3. ab86ba
  4. 8e6f9b
  5. 73597d
  6. 594461
  7. 403046
  8. 281d2d
  9. 130c15
  10. 030203

Calmer: #e6b6fa with less saturation

  1. e6b6fa
  2. e3b8f5
  3. e1bbf1
  4. debdec
  5. dbbfe8
  6. d9c1e3
  7. d6c3de
  8. d3c5d9
  9. d0c7d5
  10. cec9d0

Questions about #e6b6fa

What color is #e6b6fa?

#e6b6fa is pastel light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Fragrance. In RGB it is rgb(230, 182, 250), in HSL hsl(282.35, 87.18%, 84.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(84.143% 0.10571 315.8).

What colors go well with #e6b6fa?

The complementary color of #e6b6fa is #acdb96. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c4c1ff and #feafda. The triadic partners are #f3c27a and #6ce1e1.

Is white or black text more readable on #e6b6fa?

Black text reads better on #e6b6fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and black gives 12.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e6b6fa a warm or cool color?

#e6b6fa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 84.1% and its chroma 0.106.