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#af9bea color: Dull Lavender

#af9bea is rgb(175, 155, 234) in RGB and oklch(73.674% 0.11385 295.09) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

73.7%
0.114
295°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #af9bea

#af9bea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.7:1, 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: #af9bea mixed with white

  1. af9bea
  2. b7a5ed
  3. beafef
  4. c6b9f2
  5. cec3f4
  6. d6cdf6
  7. ded7f8
  8. e6e1fa
  9. eeebfc
  10. f7f5fd

Darker: #af9bea mixed with black

  1. af9bea
  2. 9886cb
  3. 8172ae
  4. 6b5e91
  5. 564b75
  6. 41395a
  7. 2e2841
  8. 1c1829
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #af9bea with less saturation

  1. af9bea
  2. ae9de4
  3. ae9fde
  4. ada0d7
  5. aca2d1
  6. aca3cb
  7. aba5c4
  8. aba6be
  9. aaa7b7
  10. aaa8b0

Questions about #af9bea

What color is #af9bea?

#af9bea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(175, 155, 234), in HSL hsl(255.19, 65.29%, 76.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.674% 0.11385 295.09).

What colors go well with #af9bea?

The complementary color of #af9bea is #a7b25a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87a8f2 and #ce90d1. The triadic partners are #e19661 and #4ac1a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #af9bea?

Black text reads better on #af9bea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af9bea a warm or cool color?

#af9bea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.114.