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#aaa6e9 color: Maximum Blue Purple

#aaa6e9 is rgb(170, 166, 233) in RGB and oklch(75.314% 0.09559 286.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

75.3%
0.096
287°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aaa6e9

#aaa6e9 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.3% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.34:1, 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: #aaa6e9 mixed with white

  1. aaa6e9
  2. b2afec
  3. bab8ee
  4. c2c1f1
  5. cbc9f3
  6. d3d2f5
  7. dcdbf7
  8. e4e4f9
  9. ededfb
  10. f6f6fd

Darker: #aaa6e9 mixed with black

  1. aaa6e9
  2. 9390cb
  3. 7d7aad
  4. 686590
  5. 535174
  6. 3f3e5a
  7. 2d2b41
  8. 1b1a29
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aaa6e9 with less saturation

  1. aaa6e9
  2. aaa7e3
  3. aba8de
  4. aba9d8
  5. acaad2
  6. acabcc
  7. acacc7
  8. adadc1
  9. aeadbb
  10. aeaeb5

Questions about #aaa6e9

What color is #aaa6e9?

#aaa6e9 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(170, 166, 233), in HSL hsl(243.58, 60.36%, 78.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.314% 0.09559 286.595).

What colors go well with #aaa6e9?

The complementary color of #aaa6e9 is #b6b36a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87b1eb and #c79cd8. The triadic partners are #e29c7a and #6fc3a2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aaa6e9?

Black text reads better on #aaa6e9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aaa6e9 a warm or cool color?

#aaa6e9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 75.3% and its chroma 0.096.