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#ae85fa color: Bright light violet

#ae85fa is rgb(174, 133, 250) in RGB and oklch(70.497% 0.16896 298.113) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

70.5%
0.169
298°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.79:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #ae85fa

#ae85fa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.79:1 contrast and black text 7.54:1, 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: #ae85fa mixed with white

  1. ae85fa
  2. b592fb
  3. bd9efd
  4. c5abfe
  5. cdb7ff
  6. d5c3ff
  7. ddcfff
  8. e5dbff
  9. eee7ff
  10. f6f3ff

Darker: #ae85fa mixed with black

  1. ae85fa
  2. 9773d9
  3. 8061ba
  4. 6a509b
  5. 55407d
  6. 413061
  7. 2e2146
  8. 1c132d
  9. 0b0615
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ae85fa with less saturation

  1. ae85fa
  2. ac89f1
  3. ab8ce9
  4. a98fe0
  5. a892d7
  6. a695ce
  7. a597c5
  8. a39abc
  9. a29cb3
  10. a19ea9

Questions about #ae85fa

What color is #ae85fa?

#ae85fa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(174, 133, 250), in HSL hsl(261.03, 92.13%, 75.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.497% 0.16896 298.113).

What colors go well with #ae85fa?

The complementary color of #ae85fa is #97ad00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7398ff and #d775d4. The triadic partners are #eb8000 and #00bda0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae85fa?

Black text reads better on #ae85fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and black gives 7.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae85fa a warm or cool color?

#ae85fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.169.