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#adaaea color: Maximum Blue Purple

#adaaea is rgb(173, 170, 234) in RGB and oklch(76.371% 0.09105 286.174) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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243°
100%

76.4%
0.091
286°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #adaaea

#adaaea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.71:1, 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: #adaaea mixed with white

  1. adaaea
  2. b5b2ec
  3. bdbbef
  4. c5c3f1
  5. cdccf3
  6. d5d4f6
  7. ddddf8
  8. e5e5fa
  9. eeeefb
  10. f6f6fd

Darker: #adaaea mixed with black

  1. adaaea
  2. 9693cb
  3. 7f7dae
  4. 6a6891
  5. 555375
  6. 413f5a
  7. 2d2d41
  8. 1b1b29
  9. 0b0b13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #adaaea with less saturation

  1. adaaea
  2. adabe5
  3. aeacdf
  4. aeadda
  5. afaed4
  6. afafcf
  7. b0afc9
  8. b0b0c3
  9. b1b1be
  10. b1b1b8

Questions about #adaaea

What color is #adaaea?

#adaaea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(173, 170, 234), in HSL hsl(242.81, 60.38%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.371% 0.09105 286.174).

What colors go well with #adaaea?

The complementary color of #adaaea is #b9b671. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8cb5ec and #c9a1da. The triadic partners are #e3a081 and #77c5a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #adaaea?

Black text reads better on #adaaea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #adaaea a warm or cool color?

#adaaea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.091.