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#aa6ddc color: Violet Voltage

#aa6ddc is rgb(170, 109, 220) in RGB and oklch(64.561% 0.16896 307.714) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

64.6%
0.169
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #aa6ddc

#aa6ddc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, 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: #aa6ddc mixed with white

  1. aa6ddc
  2. b27ce0
  3. bb8be5
  4. c39ae9
  5. cba8ec
  6. d4b7f0
  7. dcc5f3
  8. e5d4f7
  9. eee2fa
  10. f6f1fc

Darker: #aa6ddc mixed with black

  1. aa6ddc
  2. 935ebf
  3. 7d4fa3
  4. 684188
  5. 53336e
  6. 3f2654
  7. 2d193c
  8. 1b0d26
  9. 0b0411
  10. 010102

Calmer: #aa6ddc with less saturation

  1. aa6ddc
  2. a771d4
  3. a475cd
  4. a279c5
  5. 9f7dbe
  6. 9c80b6
  7. 9983ae
  8. 9686a6
  9. 93899e
  10. 918b96

Questions about #aa6ddc

What color is #aa6ddc?

#aa6ddc is soft purple. The closest named color is Violet Voltage. In RGB it is rgb(170, 109, 220), in HSL hsl(272.97, 61.33%, 64.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.561% 0.16896 307.714).

What colors go well with #aa6ddc?

The complementary color of #aa6ddc is #70a000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #787ff2 and #cc5fb2. The triadic partners are #cd7600 and #00a79c.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6ddc?

White text reads better on #aa6ddc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6ddc a warm or cool color?

#aa6ddc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 64.6% and its chroma 0.169.