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#ae9bee color: Dull Lavender

#ae9bee is rgb(174, 155, 238) in RGB and oklch(73.775% 0.1192 293.787) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

73.8%
0.119
294°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #ae9bee

#ae9bee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.72:1, 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: #ae9bee mixed with white

  1. ae9bee
  2. b6a5f0
  3. bdaff2
  4. c5b9f4
  5. cdc3f6
  6. d5cdf8
  7. ddd7fa
  8. e6e1fb
  9. eeebfd
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #ae9bee mixed with black

  1. ae9bee
  2. 9786cf
  3. 8072b1
  4. 6a5e93
  5. 554b77
  6. 41395c
  7. 2e2842
  8. 1c182a
  9. 0b0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #ae9bee with less saturation

  1. ae9bee
  2. ad9de7
  3. ad9fe1
  4. aca0da
  5. aca2d4
  6. aba3cd
  7. aba5c6
  8. aba6bf
  9. aaa8b8
  10. aaa9b1

Questions about #ae9bee

What color is #ae9bee?

#ae9bee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(174, 155, 238), in HSL hsl(253.73, 70.94%, 77.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.775% 0.1192 293.787).

What colors go well with #ae9bee?

The complementary color of #ae9bee is #a9b254. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #83a9f6 and #cf90d5. The triadic partners are #e4945f and #44c2a4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae9bee?

Black text reads better on #ae9bee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae9bee a warm or cool color?

#ae9bee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 73.8% and its chroma 0.119.