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#aea6eb color: Maximum Blue Purple

#aea6eb is rgb(174, 166, 235) in RGB and oklch(75.719% 0.0983 289.137) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

75.7%
0.098
289°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #aea6eb

#aea6eb is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.45:1, 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: #aea6eb mixed with white

  1. aea6eb
  2. b6afed
  3. bdb8f0
  4. c5c1f2
  5. cdc9f4
  6. d5d2f6
  7. dedbf8
  8. e6e4fa
  9. eeedfc
  10. f7f6fd

Darker: #aea6eb mixed with black

  1. aea6eb
  2. 9790cc
  3. 807aae
  4. 6a6591
  5. 555175
  6. 413e5b
  7. 2e2b41
  8. 1c1a29
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #aea6eb with less saturation

  1. aea6eb
  2. aea7e5
  3. aea8e0
  4. aeaada
  5. aeabd4
  6. afacce
  7. afadc8
  8. afaec2
  9. afaebc
  10. b0afb6

Questions about #aea6eb

What color is #aea6eb?

#aea6eb is bright light violet. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(174, 166, 235), in HSL hsl(246.96, 63.3%, 78.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.719% 0.0983 289.137).

What colors go well with #aea6eb?

The complementary color of #aea6eb is #b5b66a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ab2ef and #cb9cd8. The triadic partners are #e39d78 and #6bc5a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea6eb?

Black text reads better on #aea6eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and black gives 9.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea6eb a warm or cool color?

#aea6eb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.098.