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#aea5ee color: Bright light violet

#aea5ee is rgb(174, 165, 238) in RGB and oklch(75.659% 0.10397 289.314) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

75.7%
0.104
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aea5ee

#aea5ee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.42:1, 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: #aea5ee mixed with white

  1. aea5ee
  2. b6aef0
  3. bdb7f2
  4. c5c0f4
  5. cdc9f6
  6. d5d2f8
  7. dddbf9
  8. e6e4fb
  9. eeedfc
  10. f6f6fe

Darker: #aea5ee mixed with black

  1. aea5ee
  2. 978fcf
  3. 8079b1
  4. 6a6593
  5. 555177
  6. 413d5c
  7. 2e2b42
  8. 1c1a2a
  9. 0b0a14
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aea5ee with less saturation

  1. aea5ee
  2. aea6e8
  3. aea8e2
  4. aea9dc
  5. aeaad6
  6. aeabd0
  7. afacc9
  8. afadc3
  9. afaebd
  10. afafb6

Questions about #aea5ee

What color is #aea5ee?

#aea5ee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(174, 165, 238), in HSL hsl(247.4, 68.22%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.659% 0.10397 289.314).

What colors go well with #aea5ee?

The complementary color of #aea5ee is #b5b665. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88b1f2 and #cd9bda. The triadic partners are #e69c74 and #65c5a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea5ee?

Black text reads better on #aea5ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea5ee a warm or cool color?

#aea5ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.104.