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#af9fea color: Dull Lavender

#af9fea is rgb(175, 159, 234) in RGB and oklch(74.423% 0.10761 293.401) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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253°
100%

74.4%
0.108
293°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #af9fea

#af9fea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.97:1, 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: #af9fea mixed with white

  1. af9fea
  2. b7a9ed
  3. beb2ef
  4. c6bcf1
  5. cec5f4
  6. d6cff6
  7. ded8f8
  8. e6e2fa
  9. eeecfc
  10. f7f5fd

Darker: #af9fea mixed with black

  1. af9fea
  2. 988acb
  3. 8175ae
  4. 6b6191
  5. 564d75
  6. 413b5a
  7. 2e2941
  8. 1c1829
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #af9fea with less saturation

  1. af9fea
  2. afa1e4
  3. aea2de
  4. aea4d8
  5. ada5d2
  6. ada6cc
  7. ada8c5
  8. ada9bf
  9. acaab9
  10. acabb2

Questions about #af9fea

What color is #af9fea?

#af9fea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(175, 159, 234), in HSL hsl(252.8, 64.1%, 77.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.423% 0.10761 293.401).

What colors go well with #af9fea?

The complementary color of #af9fea is #acb461. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #89acf1 and #cd95d3. The triadic partners are #e2996a and #58c2a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #af9fea?

Black text reads better on #af9fea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af9fea a warm or cool color?

#af9fea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.108.