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#aea2ee color: Bright light violet

#aea2ee is rgb(174, 162, 238) in RGB and oklch(75.088% 0.10847 290.784) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

75.1%
0.108
291°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #aea2ee

#aea2ee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.2:1, 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: #aea2ee mixed with white

  1. aea2ee
  2. b6abf0
  3. bdb5f2
  4. c5bef4
  5. cdc7f6
  6. d5d0f8
  7. dddafa
  8. e6e3fb
  9. eeecfd
  10. f6f6fe

Darker: #aea2ee mixed with black

  1. aea2ee
  2. 978ccf
  3. 8077b1
  4. 6a6393
  5. 554f77
  6. 413c5c
  7. 2e2a42
  8. 1c192a
  9. 0b0a14
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aea2ee with less saturation

  1. aea2ee
  2. aea4e8
  3. aea5e2
  4. aea6db
  5. aea8d5
  6. aea9cf
  7. aeaac8
  8. aeabc2
  9. aeacbb
  10. aeadb5

Questions about #aea2ee

What color is #aea2ee?

#aea2ee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 238), in HSL hsl(249.47, 69.09%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.088% 0.10847 290.784).

What colors go well with #aea2ee?

The complementary color of #aea2ee is #b1b560. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87aff3 and #ce97d8. The triadic partners are #e59a6e and #5cc4a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea2ee?

Black text reads better on #aea2ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea2ee a warm or cool color?

#aea2ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.108.