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#aa9bfd color: Bright light violet

#aa9bfd is rgb(170, 155, 253) in RGB and oklch(74.172% 0.13942 289.573) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

74.2%
0.139
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #aa9bfd

#aa9bfd is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cobalite (#9999ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aa9bfd mixed with white

  1. aa9bfd
  2. b2a5fe
  3. baafff
  4. c2baff
  5. cac4ff
  6. d3ceff
  7. dbd7ff
  8. e4e1ff
  9. edebff
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #aa9bfd mixed with black

  1. aa9bfd
  2. 9386dc
  3. 7d72bc
  4. 685e9d
  5. 534b7f
  6. 3f3962
  7. 2d2847
  8. 1b182d
  9. 0b0916
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9bfd with less saturation

  1. aa9bfd
  2. aa9df5
  3. aa9fed
  4. aaa1e5
  5. aaa3dd
  6. aaa5d5
  7. aaa6cd
  8. aaa7c5
  9. aaa9bc
  10. abaab4

Questions about #aa9bfd

What color is #aa9bfd?

#aa9bfd is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(170, 155, 253), in HSL hsl(249.18, 96.08%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.172% 0.13942 289.573).

What colors go well with #aa9bfd?

The complementary color of #aa9bfd is #b2b23a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75abff and #d18de2. The triadic partners are #f18f55 and #28c79d.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9bfd?

Black text reads better on #aa9bfd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9bfd a warm or cool color?

#aa9bfd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.139.