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#aa9fec color: Dull Lavender

#aa9fec is rgb(170, 159, 236) in RGB and oklch(74.102% 0.11016 289.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

74.1%
0.110
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #aa9fec

#aa9fec is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 290°.

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

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aa9fec mixed with white

  1. aa9fec
  2. b2a9ee
  3. bab2f1
  4. c2bcf3
  5. cbc5f5
  6. d3cff7
  7. dcd9f9
  8. e4e2fb
  9. edecfc
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #aa9fec mixed with black

  1. aa9fec
  2. 938acd
  3. 7d75af
  4. 686192
  5. 534d76
  6. 3f3b5b
  7. 2d2942
  8. 1b1829
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9fec with less saturation

  1. aa9fec
  2. aaa1e6
  3. aaa2df
  4. aaa3d9
  5. aaa5d3
  6. aaa6cc
  7. aaa7c6
  8. aaa8bf
  9. aaa9b9
  10. abaab2

Questions about #aa9fec

What color is #aa9fec?

#aa9fec is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(170, 159, 236), in HSL hsl(248.57, 66.96%, 77.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.102% 0.11016 289.984).

What colors go well with #aa9fec?

The complementary color of #aa9fec is #afb15b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #82acf1 and #ca94d6. The triadic partners are #e3966a and #58c2a0.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9fec?

Black text reads better on #aa9fec: 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 #aa9fec a warm or cool color?

#aa9fec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.11.