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#aaa3e5 color: Soft light violet

#aaa3e5 is rgb(170, 163, 229) in RGB and oklch(74.557% 0.09439 288.747) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

74.6%
0.094
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #aaa3e5

#aaa3e5 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.31:1 contrast and black text 9.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Simply Violet (#a6a1d7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aaa3e5 mixed with white

  1. aaa3e5
  2. b2ace8
  3. bab5eb
  4. c2beee
  5. cbc8f0
  6. d3d1f3
  7. dcdaf6
  8. e5e3f8
  9. edecfb
  10. f6f6fd

Darker: #aaa3e5 mixed with black

  1. aaa3e5
  2. 938dc7
  3. 7d78aa
  4. 68638e
  5. 534f72
  6. 3f3c58
  7. 2d2a3f
  8. 1b1928
  9. 0b0a12
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aaa3e5 with less saturation

  1. aaa3e5
  2. aaa4e0
  3. aaa5da
  4. aaa6d4
  5. aba7cf
  6. aba8c9
  7. aba9c4
  8. abaabe
  9. acabb8
  10. acacb2

Questions about #aaa3e5

What color is #aaa3e5?

#aaa3e5 is soft light violet. The closest named color is Soft light violet. In RGB it is rgb(170, 163, 229), in HSL hsl(246.36, 55.93%, 76.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.557% 0.09439 288.747).

What colors go well with #aaa3e5?

The complementary color of #aaa3e5 is #b1b269. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88aee8 and #c69ad3. The triadic partners are #de9b77 and #6bc0a2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aaa3e5?

Black text reads better on #aaa3e5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and black gives 9.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aaa3e5 a warm or cool color?

#aaa3e5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.094.