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#aa9df3 color: Dull Lavender

#aa9df3 is rgb(170, 157, 243) in RGB and oklch(74.053% 0.12282 289.991) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

74.1%
0.123
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #aa9df3

#aa9df3 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.123 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 8.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aa9df3 mixed with white

  1. aa9df3
  2. b2a7f5
  3. bab1f7
  4. c2bbf8
  5. cbc4fa
  6. d3cefb
  7. dcd8fc
  8. e4e2fd
  9. edebfe
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #aa9df3 mixed with black

  1. aa9df3
  2. 9388d3
  3. 7d73b4
  4. 685f97
  5. 534c7a
  6. 3f3a5e
  7. 2d2844
  8. 1b182b
  9. 0b0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9df3 with less saturation

  1. aa9df3
  2. aa9fec
  3. aaa0e5
  4. aaa2de
  5. aaa4d7
  6. aaa5d0
  7. aaa6c9
  8. aaa8c1
  9. aaa9ba
  10. aaaab2

Questions about #aa9df3

What color is #aa9df3?

#aa9df3 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(170, 157, 243), in HSL hsl(249.07, 78.18%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.053% 0.12282 289.991).

What colors go well with #aa9df3?

The complementary color of #aa9df3 is #b0b24e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7dabf8 and #cd91db. The triadic partners are #e99361 and #47c49f.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9df3?

Black text reads better on #aa9df3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9df3 a warm or cool color?

#aa9df3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.123.