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#aa68db color: Violet Voltage

#aa68db is rgb(170, 104, 219) in RGB and oklch(63.739% 0.17569 308.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

63.7%
0.176
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #aa68db

#aa68db is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.176 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.68:1 contrast and black text 5.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Voltage (#a669db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #aa68db mixed with white

  1. aa68db
  2. b278e0
  3. bb87e4
  4. c397e8
  5. cca6ec
  6. d4b5f0
  7. ddc3f3
  8. e5d2f6
  9. eee1f9
  10. f6f0fc

Darker: #aa68db mixed with black

  1. aa68db
  2. 9359be
  3. 7d4ba2
  4. 683e87
  5. 53306d
  6. 3f2454
  7. 2d183c
  8. 1b0c26
  9. 0b0411
  10. 010002

Calmer: #aa68db with less saturation

  1. aa68db
  2. a76dd3
  3. a471cc
  4. a175c4
  5. 9e79bc
  6. 9b7db4
  7. 9880ac
  8. 9583a4
  9. 91869c
  10. 8e8994

Questions about #aa68db

What color is #aa68db?

#aa68db is soft purple. The closest named color is Violet Voltage. In RGB it is rgb(170, 104, 219), in HSL hsl(274.43, 61.5%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.739% 0.17569 308.738).

What colors go well with #aa68db?

The complementary color of #aa68db is #6a9e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #777bf3 and #cd59af. The triadic partners are #c87500 and #00a49b.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa68db?

White text reads better on #aa68db: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and black gives 5.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa68db a warm or cool color?

#aa68db is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.176.