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#aa9fee color: Dull Lavender

#aa9fee is rgb(170, 159, 238) in RGB and oklch(74.194% 0.11293 289.735) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

74.2%
0.113
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 -51
Black text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #aa9fee

#aa9fee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.113 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 8.9:1, 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: #aa9fee mixed with white

  1. aa9fee
  2. b2a9f0
  3. bab2f2
  4. c2bcf4
  5. cbc5f6
  6. d3cff8
  7. dcd9fa
  8. e4e2fb
  9. edecfd
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #aa9fee mixed with black

  1. aa9fee
  2. 938acf
  3. 7d75b1
  4. 686193
  5. 534d77
  6. 3f3b5c
  7. 2d2942
  8. 1b182a
  9. 0b0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9fee with less saturation

  1. aa9fee
  2. aaa1e8
  3. aaa2e1
  4. aaa3db
  5. aaa5d4
  6. aaa6cd
  7. aaa7c7
  8. aaa8c0
  9. aba9b9
  10. abaab2

Questions about #aa9fee

What color is #aa9fee?

#aa9fee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(170, 159, 238), in HSL hsl(248.35, 69.91%, 77.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.194% 0.11293 289.735).

What colors go well with #aa9fee?

The complementary color of #aa9fee is #b0b258. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81acf3 and #cb94d8. The triadic partners are #e59669 and #55c2a0.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9fee?

Black text reads better on #aa9fee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9fee a warm or cool color?

#aa9fee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.113.