Skip to the color picker

#a48eeb color: Bright light violet

#a48eeb is rgb(164, 142, 235) in RGB and oklch(70.387% 0.13449 293.521) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

254°
100%

70.4%
0.134
294°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #a48eeb

#a48eeb is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.75:1 contrast and black text 7.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a48eeb mixed with white

  1. a48eeb
  2. ac99ee
  3. b5a5f0
  4. beb0f3
  5. c7bbf5
  6. d0c7f7
  7. d9d2f9
  8. e2ddfb
  9. ece8fc
  10. f5f4fe

Darker: #a48eeb mixed with black

  1. a48eeb
  2. 8e7bcc
  3. 7968ae
  4. 645691
  5. 504475
  6. 3d345b
  7. 2b2441
  8. 1a1529
  9. 0a0713
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a48eeb with less saturation

  1. a48eeb
  2. a390e4
  3. a392dc
  4. a294d5
  5. a296ce
  6. a198c6
  7. a19abf
  8. a09bb7
  9. a09daf
  10. a09ea7

Similar named colors

Colors that go with #a48eeb

Complementary
#a48eeb#a0a837
Analogous
#a48eeb#739df3#c881cf
Triadic
#a48eeb#e08647#00ba98
Split
#a48eeb#c79724#68b567

Questions about #a48eeb

What color is #a48eeb?

#a48eeb is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(164, 142, 235), in HSL hsl(254.19, 69.92%, 73.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.387% 0.13449 293.521).

What colors go well with #a48eeb?

The complementary color of #a48eeb is #a0a837. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #739df3 and #c881cf. The triadic partners are #e08647 and #00ba98.

Is white or black text more readable on #a48eeb?

Black text reads better on #a48eeb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and black gives 7.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a48eeb a warm or cool color?

#a48eeb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.134.