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#af9ffa color: Bright light violet

#af9ffa is rgb(175, 159, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.168% 0.12946 291.019) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

75.2%
0.129
291°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #af9ffa

#af9ffa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shy Moment (#aaaaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #af9ffa mixed with white

  1. af9ffa
  2. b6a9fb
  3. beb3fc
  4. c6bcfd
  5. cec6fe
  6. d6cffe
  7. ded9ff
  8. e6e2ff
  9. eeecff
  10. f7f5ff

Darker: #af9ffa mixed with black

  1. af9ffa
  2. 988ad9
  3. 8175ba
  4. 6b619b
  5. 564d7d
  6. 413b61
  7. 2e2946
  8. 1c182d
  9. 0b0915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #af9ffa with less saturation

  1. af9ffa
  2. afa1f3
  3. aea3eb
  4. aea5e4
  5. aea6dd
  6. aea8d5
  7. aea9ce
  8. aeabc6
  9. aeacbe
  10. aeadb6

Questions about #af9ffa

What color is #af9ffa?

#af9ffa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 159, 250), in HSL hsl(250.55, 90.1%, 80.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.168% 0.12946 291.019).

What colors go well with #af9ffa?

The complementary color of #af9ffa is #b2b64b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7faeff and #d492e0. The triadic partners are #ef955e and #3ec9a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #af9ffa?

Black text reads better on #af9ffa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af9ffa a warm or cool color?

#af9ffa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.129.