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#aa9cfd color: Bright light violet

#aa9cfd is rgb(170, 156, 253) in RGB and oklch(74.356% 0.13795 289.215) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

74.4%
0.138
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #aa9cfd

#aa9cfd is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.88:1, 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: #aa9cfd mixed with white

  1. aa9cfd
  2. b2a6fe
  3. bab0ff
  4. c2baff
  5. cac4ff
  6. d3ceff
  7. dbd8ff
  8. e4e2ff
  9. edebff
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #aa9cfd mixed with black

  1. aa9cfd
  2. 9387dc
  3. 7d73bc
  4. 685f9d
  5. 534c7f
  6. 3f3962
  7. 2d2847
  8. 1b182d
  9. 0b0916
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9cfd with less saturation

  1. aa9cfd
  2. aa9ef5
  3. aaa0ed
  4. aaa2e5
  5. aaa4dd
  6. aaa5d5
  7. aaa7cd
  8. aba8c5
  9. aba9bd
  10. ababb4

Questions about #aa9cfd

What color is #aa9cfd?

#aa9cfd is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(170, 156, 253), in HSL hsl(248.66, 96.04%, 80.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.356% 0.13795 289.215).

What colors go well with #aa9cfd?

The complementary color of #aa9cfd is #b3b33c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #76acff and #d18ee3. The triadic partners are #f18f58 and #2ec79d.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9cfd?

Black text reads better on #aa9cfd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9cfd a warm or cool color?

#aa9cfd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.138.