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#aa6ddb color: Violet Voltage

#aa6ddb is rgb(170, 109, 219) in RGB and oklch(64.506% 0.1678 307.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

64.5%
0.168
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #aa6ddb

#aa6ddb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.92:1, 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: #aa6ddb mixed with white

  1. aa6ddb
  2. b27cdf
  3. bb8be4
  4. c39ae8
  5. cba8ec
  6. d4b7ef
  7. dcc5f3
  8. e5d4f6
  9. eee2f9
  10. f6f0fc

Darker: #aa6ddb mixed with black

  1. aa6ddb
  2. 935ebe
  3. 7d4fa2
  4. 684187
  5. 53336d
  6. 3f2654
  7. 2d193c
  8. 1b0d26
  9. 0b0411
  10. 010102

Calmer: #aa6ddb with less saturation

  1. aa6ddb
  2. a771d4
  3. a475cc
  4. a279c5
  5. 9f7dbd
  6. 9c80b5
  7. 9983ae
  8. 9686a6
  9. 93899e
  10. 908b96

Questions about #aa6ddb

What color is #aa6ddb?

#aa6ddb is soft purple. The closest named color is Violet Voltage. In RGB it is rgb(170, 109, 219), in HSL hsl(273.27, 60.44%, 64.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.506% 0.1678 307.981).

What colors go well with #aa6ddb?

The complementary color of #aa6ddb is #709f03. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #787ff1 and #cc5fb1. The triadic partners are #cc7600 and #00a69c.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6ddb?

White text reads better on #aa6ddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6ddb a warm or cool color?

#aa6ddb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.168.