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#aea5eb color: Bright light violet

#aea5eb is rgb(174, 165, 235) in RGB and oklch(75.527% 0.09979 289.676) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

75.5%
0.100
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aea5eb

#aea5eb is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.38:1, 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: #aea5eb mixed with white

  1. aea5eb
  2. b6aeed
  3. bdb7f0
  4. c5c0f2
  5. cdc9f4
  6. d5d2f6
  7. dddbf8
  8. e6e4fa
  9. eeedfc
  10. f7f6fd

Darker: #aea5eb mixed with black

  1. aea5eb
  2. 978fcc
  3. 8079ae
  4. 6a6591
  5. 555175
  6. 413d5b
  7. 2e2b41
  8. 1c1a29
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aea5eb with less saturation

  1. aea5eb
  2. aea6e5
  3. aea8df
  4. aea9da
  5. aeaad4
  6. aeabce
  7. aeacc8
  8. afadc2
  9. afaebc
  10. afafb6

Questions about #aea5eb

What color is #aea5eb?

#aea5eb is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(174, 165, 235), in HSL hsl(247.71, 63.64%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.527% 0.09979 289.676).

What colors go well with #aea5eb?

The complementary color of #aea5eb is #b4b568. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ab1ef and #cc9bd7. The triadic partners are #e39d76 and #68c4a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea5eb?

Black text reads better on #aea5eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea5eb a warm or cool color?

#aea5eb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.1.