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#ad8bfa color: Bright light violet

#ad8bfa is rgb(173, 139, 250) in RGB and oklch(71.425% 0.15968 296.243) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

71.4%
0.160
296°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.68:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #ad8bfa

#ad8bfa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.68:1 contrast and black text 7.85:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lilac Geode (#bb88ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ad8bfa mixed with white

  1. ad8bfa
  2. b597fb
  3. bca3fd
  4. c4affe
  5. ccbafe
  6. d4c6ff
  7. ddd1ff
  8. e5ddff
  9. eee8ff
  10. f6f4ff

Darker: #ad8bfa mixed with black

  1. ad8bfa
  2. 9678d9
  3. 7f66ba
  4. 6a549b
  5. 55437d
  6. 413261
  7. 2d2346
  8. 1b142d
  9. 0b0715
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ad8bfa with less saturation

  1. ad8bfa
  2. ac8ef2
  3. aa91e9
  4. a994e1
  5. a896d8
  6. a799cf
  7. a69bc7
  8. a59dbe
  9. a49fb5
  10. a3a1ac

Questions about #ad8bfa

What color is #ad8bfa?

#ad8bfa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(173, 139, 250), in HSL hsl(258.38, 91.74%, 76.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.425% 0.15968 296.243).

What colors go well with #ad8bfa?

The complementary color of #ad8bfa is #9eae13. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #749dff and #d57cd7. The triadic partners are #ec8429 and #00c1a0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ad8bfa?

Black text reads better on #ad8bfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and black gives 7.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ad8bfa a warm or cool color?

#ad8bfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.16.