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#ab9ef7 color: Bright light violet

#ab9ef7 is rgb(171, 158, 247) in RGB and oklch(74.513% 0.12681 289.652) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

74.5%
0.127
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 3%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #ab9ef7

#ab9ef7 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.97:1, 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: #ab9ef7 mixed with white

  1. ab9ef7
  2. b3a8f8
  3. bbb2fa
  4. c3bbfb
  5. cbc5fc
  6. d3cffd
  7. dcd8fe
  8. e5e2fe
  9. edecff
  10. f6f5ff

Darker: #ab9ef7 mixed with black

  1. ab9ef7
  2. 9489d7
  3. 7e74b7
  4. 686099
  5. 544d7c
  6. 403a60
  7. 2d2945
  8. 1b182c
  9. 0b0915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ab9ef7 with less saturation

  1. ab9ef7
  2. aba0f0
  3. aba2e9
  4. aba3e1
  5. aba5da
  6. aba6d3
  7. aba8cb
  8. aba9c4
  9. acaabc
  10. acabb4

Questions about #ab9ef7

What color is #ab9ef7?

#ab9ef7 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(171, 158, 247), in HSL hsl(248.76, 84.76%, 79.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.513% 0.12681 289.652).

What colors go well with #ab9ef7?

The complementary color of #ab9ef7 is #b2b34b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7cadfc and #cf91de. The triadic partners are #ec9360 and #43c6a0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab9ef7?

Black text reads better on #ab9ef7: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab9ef7 a warm or cool color?

#ab9ef7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.127.