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#aea5ef color: Bright light violet

#aea5ef is rgb(174, 165, 239) in RGB and oklch(75.704% 0.10536 289.198) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

75.7%
0.105
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aea5ef

#aea5ef is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.105 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 9.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shy Moment (#aaaaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #aea5ef mixed with white

  1. aea5ef
  2. b6aef1
  3. bdb7f3
  4. c5c0f5
  5. cdc9f7
  6. d5d2f8
  7. dddbfa
  8. e6e4fb
  9. eeedfd
  10. f6f6fe

Darker: #aea5ef mixed with black

  1. aea5ef
  2. 978fd0
  3. 8079b1
  4. 6a6594
  5. 555178
  6. 413d5c
  7. 2e2b42
  8. 1c1a2a
  9. 0b0a14
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aea5ef with less saturation

  1. aea5ef
  2. aea6e9
  3. aea8e3
  4. aea9dd
  5. aeaad6
  6. afabd0
  7. afacca
  8. afadc4
  9. afaebd
  10. b0afb7

Questions about #aea5ef

What color is #aea5ef?

#aea5ef is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(174, 165, 239), in HSL hsl(247.3, 69.81%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.704% 0.10536 289.198).

What colors go well with #aea5ef?

The complementary color of #aea5ef is #b5b664. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88b1f3 and #cd9adb. The triadic partners are #e79c73 and #64c6a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea5ef?

Black text reads better on #aea5ef: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea5ef a warm or cool color?

#aea5ef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.105.