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#aaa6e6 color: Maximum Blue Purple

#aaa6e6 is rgb(170, 166, 230) in RGB and oklch(75.184% 0.09137 286.842) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

75.2%
0.091
287°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aaa6e6

#aaa6e6 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#acace6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aaa6e6 mixed with white

  1. aaa6e6
  2. b2afe9
  3. bab8ec
  4. c2c1ee
  5. cbc9f1
  6. d3d2f4
  7. dcdbf6
  8. e5e4f8
  9. ededfb
  10. f6f6fd

Darker: #aaa6e6 mixed with black

  1. aaa6e6
  2. 9390c8
  3. 7d7aab
  4. 68658e
  5. 535173
  6. 3f3e59
  7. 2d2b40
  8. 1b1a28
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aaa6e6 with less saturation

  1. aaa6e6
  2. aaa7e1
  3. aba8db
  4. aba9d6
  5. abaad0
  6. acabcb
  7. acacc5
  8. adacc0
  9. adadba
  10. aeaeb4

Questions about #aaa6e6

What color is #aaa6e6?

#aaa6e6 is soft light violet. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(170, 166, 230), in HSL hsl(243.75, 56.14%, 77.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.184% 0.09137 286.842).

What colors go well with #aaa6e6?

The complementary color of #aaa6e6 is #b5b36d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #89b1e8 and #c69dd5. The triadic partners are #df9d7c and #72c1a2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aaa6e6?

Black text reads better on #aaa6e6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aaa6e6 a warm or cool color?

#aaa6e6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.091.