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#a79ff1 color: Cold Lips

#a79ff1 is rgb(167, 159, 241) in RGB and oklch(74.094% 0.11714 287.649) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

74.1%
0.117
288°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #a79ff1

#a79ff1 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9ba0ef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a79ff1 mixed with white

  1. a79ff1
  2. afa9f3
  3. b8b2f5
  4. c0bcf7
  5. c9c6f8
  6. d1cffa
  7. dad9fb
  8. e3e2fc
  9. ececfd
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #a79ff1 mixed with black

  1. a79ff1
  2. 918ad2
  3. 7b75b3
  4. 666195
  5. 524d79
  6. 3e3b5d
  7. 2c2943
  8. 1a182b
  9. 0a0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a79ff1 with less saturation

  1. a79ff1
  2. a7a1ea
  3. a7a2e3
  4. a8a3dd
  5. a8a5d6
  6. a8a6cf
  7. a9a7c8
  8. a9a8c1
  9. aaa9ba
  10. aaaab2

Questions about #a79ff1

What color is #a79ff1?

#a79ff1 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Cold Lips. In RGB it is rgb(167, 159, 241), in HSL hsl(245.85, 74.55%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.094% 0.11714 287.649).

What colors go well with #a79ff1?

The complementary color of #a79ff1 is #b3b052. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7badf4 and #ca93db. The triadic partners are #e79368 and #53c39c.

Is white or black text more readable on #a79ff1?

Black text reads better on #a79ff1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a79ff1 a warm or cool color?

#a79ff1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.117.