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#ab9af3 color: Dull Lavender

#ab9af3 is rgb(171, 154, 243) in RGB and oklch(73.577% 0.12736 291.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

73.6%
0.127
292°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ab9af3

#ab9af3 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.65:1, 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: #ab9af3 mixed with white

  1. ab9af3
  2. b3a4f5
  3. bbaef7
  4. c3b9f8
  5. cbc3fa
  6. d3cdfb
  7. dcd7fc
  8. e5e1fd
  9. edebfe
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #ab9af3 mixed with black

  1. ab9af3
  2. 9485d3
  3. 7e71b4
  4. 685e97
  5. 544b7a
  6. 40395e
  7. 2d2744
  8. 1b172b
  9. 0b0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ab9af3 with less saturation

  1. ab9af3
  2. ab9cec
  3. aa9ee5
  4. aaa0de
  5. aaa1d6
  6. aaa3cf
  7. a9a4c8
  8. a9a6c0
  9. a9a7b9
  10. a9a8b1

Questions about #ab9af3

What color is #ab9af3?

#ab9af3 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(171, 154, 243), in HSL hsl(251.46, 78.76%, 77.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.577% 0.12736 291.725).

What colors go well with #ab9af3?

The complementary color of #ab9af3 is #acb149. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ca9fa and #cf8ed9. The triadic partners are #e8915a and #39c3a0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab9af3?

Black text reads better on #ab9af3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab9af3 a warm or cool color?

#ab9af3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.127.