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#af9cee color: Dull Lavender

#af9cee is rgb(175, 156, 238) in RGB and oklch(74.045% 0.11773 293.974) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

74%
0.118
294°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #af9cee

#af9cee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.81:1, 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: #af9cee mixed with white

  1. af9cee
  2. b7a6f0
  3. beb0f2
  4. c6baf4
  5. cec4f6
  6. d6cef8
  7. ded7fa
  8. e6e1fb
  9. eeebfd
  10. f7f5fe

Darker: #af9cee mixed with black

  1. af9cee
  2. 9887cf
  3. 8173b1
  4. 6b5f93
  5. 564c77
  6. 41395c
  7. 2e2842
  8. 1c182a
  9. 0b0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #af9cee with less saturation

  1. af9cee
  2. ae9ee8
  3. aea0e1
  4. ada1da
  5. ada3d4
  6. aca4cd
  7. aca6c6
  8. aca7c0
  9. aba8b9
  10. abaab2

Questions about #af9cee

What color is #af9cee?

#af9cee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(175, 156, 238), in HSL hsl(253.9, 70.69%, 77.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.045% 0.11773 293.974).

What colors go well with #af9cee?

The complementary color of #af9cee is #aab357. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85aaf6 and #d091d5. The triadic partners are #e49660 and #47c3a5.

Is white or black text more readable on #af9cee?

Black text reads better on #af9cee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af9cee a warm or cool color?

#af9cee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 74% and its chroma 0.118.