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#aea3ec color: Bright light violet

#aea3ec is rgb(174, 163, 236) in RGB and oklch(75.188% 0.10419 290.572) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

75.2%
0.104
291°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #aea3ec

#aea3ec is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.25:1, 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: #aea3ec mixed with white

  1. aea3ec
  2. b6acee
  3. bdb5f1
  4. c5bff3
  5. cdc8f5
  6. d5d1f7
  7. dddaf9
  8. e6e3fa
  9. eeedfc
  10. f6f6fe

Darker: #aea3ec mixed with black

  1. aea3ec
  2. 978dcd
  3. 8078af
  4. 6a6392
  5. 554f76
  6. 413c5b
  7. 2e2a42
  8. 1c1929
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aea3ec with less saturation

  1. aea3ec
  2. aea4e6
  3. aea6e0
  4. aea7da
  5. aea8d4
  6. aea9ce
  7. aeaac8
  8. aeacc1
  9. aeadbb
  10. aeadb5

Questions about #aea3ec

What color is #aea3ec?

#aea3ec is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(174, 163, 236), in HSL hsl(249.04, 65.77%, 78.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.188% 0.10419 290.572).

What colors go well with #aea3ec?

The complementary color of #aea3ec is #b2b564. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88aff1 and #cd99d7. The triadic partners are #e49b71 and #62c4a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea3ec?

Black text reads better on #aea3ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea3ec a warm or cool color?

#aea3ec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.104.