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#ae9bea color: Dull Lavender

#ae9bea is rgb(174, 155, 234) in RGB and oklch(73.589% 0.11375 294.485) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

73.6%
0.114
294°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ae9bea

#ae9bea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.68:1, 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: #ae9bea mixed with white

  1. ae9bea
  2. b6a5ed
  3. bdafef
  4. c5b9f2
  5. cdc3f4
  6. d5cdf6
  7. ddd7f8
  8. e6e1fa
  9. eeebfc
  10. f6f5fd

Darker: #ae9bea mixed with black

  1. ae9bea
  2. 9786cb
  3. 8072ae
  4. 6a5e91
  5. 554b75
  6. 41395a
  7. 2e2841
  8. 1c1829
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ae9bea with less saturation

  1. ae9bea
  2. ad9de4
  3. ad9edd
  4. aca0d7
  5. aca2d1
  6. aba3ca
  7. aba4c4
  8. aaa6bd
  9. aaa7b7
  10. aaa8b0

Questions about #ae9bea

What color is #ae9bea?

#ae9bea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(174, 155, 234), in HSL hsl(254.43, 65.29%, 76.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.589% 0.11375 294.485).

What colors go well with #ae9bea?

The complementary color of #ae9bea is #a8b259. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86a8f2 and #cd90d2. The triadic partners are #e19561 and #4bc1a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae9bea?

Black text reads better on #ae9bea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae9bea a warm or cool color?

#ae9bea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.114.