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#aa6cc5 color: Rich Lavender

#aa6cc5 is rgb(170, 108, 197) in RGB and oklch(63.185% 0.14411 314.941) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

63.2%
0.144
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #aa6cc5

#aa6cc5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.71:1 contrast and black text 5.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rich Lavender (#a76bcf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #aa6cc5 mixed with white

  1. aa6cc5
  2. b37bcb
  3. bb8ad2
  4. c498d8
  5. cca7de
  6. d5b5e3
  7. ddc4e9
  8. e6d3ef
  9. eee1f4
  10. f7f0fa

Darker: #aa6cc5 mixed with black

  1. aa6cc5
  2. 935dab
  3. 7d4e92
  4. 684079
  5. 533261
  6. 3f254b
  7. 2d1935
  8. 1b0d21
  9. 0b040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #aa6cc5 with less saturation

  1. aa6cc5
  2. a770bf
  3. a473ba
  4. a177b4
  5. 9e7aae
  6. 9a7da8
  7. 9780a2
  8. 94829c
  9. 908596
  10. 8d8790

Questions about #aa6cc5

What color is #aa6cc5?

#aa6cc5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Rich Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(170, 108, 197), in HSL hsl(281.8, 43.41%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.185% 0.14411 314.941).

What colors go well with #aa6cc5?

The complementary color of #aa6cc5 is #619c3b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #827bdc and #c5629e. The triadic partners are #bb7a00 and #00a1a1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6cc5?

White text reads better on #aa6cc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and black gives 5.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6cc5 a warm or cool color?

#aa6cc5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.144.