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#aa9ff5 color: Bright light violet

#aa9ff5 is rgb(170, 159, 245) in RGB and oklch(74.523% 0.12259 288.924) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

74.5%
0.123
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #aa9ff5

#aa9ff5 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9ba0ef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aa9ff5 mixed with white

  1. aa9ff5
  2. b2a9f7
  3. bab2f8
  4. c2bcf9
  5. cbc6fb
  6. d3cffc
  7. dcd9fd
  8. e4e2fe
  9. edecfe
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #aa9ff5 mixed with black

  1. aa9ff5
  2. 938ad5
  3. 7d75b6
  4. 686198
  5. 534d7b
  6. 3f3b5f
  7. 2d2944
  8. 1b182b
  9. 0b0915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aa9ff5 with less saturation

  1. aa9ff5
  2. aaa1ee
  3. aaa2e7
  4. aaa4e0
  5. aaa5d9
  6. aba7d2
  7. aba8ca
  8. aba9c3
  9. abaabb
  10. acabb4

Questions about #aa9ff5

What color is #aa9ff5?

#aa9ff5 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(170, 159, 245), in HSL hsl(247.67, 81.13%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.523% 0.12259 288.924).

What colors go well with #aa9ff5?

The complementary color of #aa9ff5 is #b3b34f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7cadf9 and #ce93de. The triadic partners are #eb9464 and #4bc59f.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9ff5?

Black text reads better on #aa9ff5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9ff5 a warm or cool color?

#aa9ff5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.123.