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#afa0fa color: Bright light violet

#afa0fa is rgb(175, 160, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.353% 0.12796 290.638) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

75.4%
0.128
291°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #afa0fa

#afa0fa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.23:1, 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: #afa0fa mixed with white

  1. afa0fa
  2. b6aafb
  3. beb3fc
  4. c6bdfd
  5. cec6fe
  6. d6d0fe
  7. ded9ff
  8. e6e3ff
  9. eeecff
  10. f7f6ff

Darker: #afa0fa mixed with black

  1. afa0fa
  2. 988bd9
  3. 8176ba
  4. 6b619b
  5. 564e7d
  6. 413b61
  7. 2e2946
  8. 1c192d
  9. 0b0915
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa0fa with less saturation

  1. afa0fa
  2. afa2f3
  3. afa4eb
  4. aea5e4
  5. aea7dd
  6. aea9d5
  7. aeaace
  8. aeabc6
  9. aeadbf
  10. afaeb7

Questions about #afa0fa

What color is #afa0fa?

#afa0fa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 160, 250), in HSL hsl(250, 90%, 80.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.353% 0.12796 290.638).

What colors go well with #afa0fa?

The complementary color of #afa0fa is #b3b64d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #80afff and #d493e1. The triadic partners are #ef9661 and #43c9a4.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa0fa?

Black text reads better on #afa0fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa0fa a warm or cool color?

#afa0fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.128.