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#aa9cfa color: Bright light violet

#aa9cfa is rgb(170, 156, 250) in RGB and oklch(74.207% 0.13387 289.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

74.2%
0.134
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #aa9cfa

#aa9cfa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.85:1, 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: #aa9cfa mixed with white

  1. aa9cfa
  2. b2a6fb
  3. bab0fc
  4. c2bafd
  5. cac4fe
  6. d3ceff
  7. dbd8ff
  8. e4e2ff
  9. edebff
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #aa9cfa mixed with black

  1. aa9cfa
  2. 9387d9
  3. 7d73ba
  4. 685f9b
  5. 534c7d
  6. 3f3961
  7. 2d2846
  8. 1b182d
  9. 0b0915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9cfa with less saturation

  1. aa9cfa
  2. aa9ef2
  3. aaa0eb
  4. aaa2e3
  5. aaa3db
  6. aaa5d4
  7. aaa6cc
  8. aaa8c4
  9. aba9bc
  10. abaab4

Questions about #aa9cfa

What color is #aa9cfa?

#aa9cfa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(170, 156, 250), in HSL hsl(248.94, 90.38%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.207% 0.13387 289.553).

What colors go well with #aa9cfa?

The complementary color of #aa9cfa is #b2b241. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78acff and #d08fe0. The triadic partners are #ee905a and #35c69e.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9cfa?

Black text reads better on #aa9cfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9cfa a warm or cool color?

#aa9cfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.134.