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#aa9ef5 color: Bright light violet

#aa9ef5 is rgb(170, 158, 245) in RGB and oklch(74.336% 0.12408 289.342) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

74.3%
0.124
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #aa9ef5

#aa9ef5 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.92:1, 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: #aa9ef5 mixed with white

  1. aa9ef5
  2. b2a8f7
  3. bab2f8
  4. c2bbfa
  5. cbc5fb
  6. d3cffc
  7. dcd8fd
  8. e4e2fe
  9. edecfe
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #aa9ef5 mixed with black

  1. aa9ef5
  2. 9389d5
  3. 7d74b6
  4. 686098
  5. 534d7b
  6. 3f3a5f
  7. 2d2944
  8. 1b182b
  9. 0b0915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9ef5 with less saturation

  1. aa9ef5
  2. aaa0ee
  3. aaa1e7
  4. aaa3e0
  5. aaa5d8
  6. aaa6d1
  7. aaa7ca
  8. aba8c2
  9. abaabb
  10. ababb3

Questions about #aa9ef5

What color is #aa9ef5?

#aa9ef5 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(170, 158, 245), in HSL hsl(248.28, 81.31%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.336% 0.12408 289.342).

What colors go well with #aa9ef5?

The complementary color of #aa9ef5 is #b2b24d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7cadfa and #ce92dd. The triadic partners are #eb9362 and #47c59f.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9ef5?

Black text reads better on #aa9ef5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9ef5 a warm or cool color?

#aa9ef5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.124.