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#aea4ec color: Bright light violet

#aea4ec is rgb(174, 164, 236) in RGB and oklch(75.379% 0.10269 290.07) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

75.4%
0.103
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aea4ec

#aea4ec is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.32:1, 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: #aea4ec mixed with white

  1. aea4ec
  2. b6adee
  3. bdb6f1
  4. c5bff3
  5. cdc8f5
  6. d5d1f7
  7. dddaf9
  8. e6e4fa
  9. eeedfc
  10. f6f6fe

Darker: #aea4ec mixed with black

  1. aea4ec
  2. 978ecd
  3. 8079af
  4. 6a6492
  5. 555076
  6. 413d5b
  7. 2e2b42
  8. 1c1a29
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aea4ec with less saturation

  1. aea4ec
  2. aea5e6
  3. aea7e0
  4. aea8da
  5. aea9d4
  6. aeaace
  7. aeabc8
  8. aeacc2
  9. aeadbc
  10. afaeb5

Questions about #aea4ec

What color is #aea4ec?

#aea4ec is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(174, 164, 236), in HSL hsl(248.33, 65.45%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.379% 0.10269 290.07).

What colors go well with #aea4ec?

The complementary color of #aea4ec is #b3b566. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #89b0f0 and #cc9ad8. The triadic partners are #e49c73 and #64c4a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea4ec?

Black text reads better on #aea4ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea4ec a warm or cool color?

#aea4ec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.103.