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#af9aed color: Dull Lavender

#af9aed is rgb(175, 154, 237) in RGB and oklch(73.628% 0.11948 294.925) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

73.6%
0.119
295°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #af9aed

#af9aed is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #af9aed mixed with white

  1. af9aed
  2. b7a4ef
  3. beaef2
  4. c6b8f4
  5. cec2f6
  6. d6cdf8
  7. ded7f9
  8. e6e1fb
  9. eeebfc
  10. f7f5fe

Darker: #af9aed mixed with black

  1. af9aed
  2. 9885ce
  3. 8171b0
  4. 6b5e93
  5. 564b77
  6. 41395c
  7. 2e2742
  8. 1c172a
  9. 0b0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #af9aed with less saturation

  1. af9aed
  2. ae9ce6
  3. ae9ee0
  4. ada0d9
  5. aca1d3
  6. aca3cc
  7. aba4c5
  8. aba6be
  9. aaa7b8
  10. aaa8b1

Questions about #af9aed

What color is #af9aed?

#af9aed is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(175, 154, 237), in HSL hsl(255.18, 69.75%, 76.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.628% 0.11948 294.925).

What colors go well with #af9aed?

The complementary color of #af9aed is #a7b255. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85a8f5 and #d08fd3. The triadic partners are #e3945d and #41c2a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #af9aed?

Black text reads better on #af9aed: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af9aed a warm or cool color?

#af9aed is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.119.