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#afa1ec color: Bright light violet

#afa1ec is rgb(175, 161, 236) in RGB and oklch(74.891% 0.10727 292.167) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

74.9%
0.107
292°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #afa1ec

#afa1ec is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.9% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.13:1, 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: #afa1ec mixed with white

  1. afa1ec
  2. b7aaee
  3. beb4f1
  4. c6bdf3
  5. cec7f5
  6. d6d0f7
  7. ded9f9
  8. e6e3fa
  9. eeecfc
  10. f7f6fe

Darker: #afa1ec mixed with black

  1. afa1ec
  2. 988bcd
  3. 8176af
  4. 6b6292
  5. 564e76
  6. 413c5b
  7. 2e2a42
  8. 1c1929
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa1ec with less saturation

  1. afa1ec
  2. afa3e6
  3. aea4e0
  4. aea5da
  5. aea7d4
  6. aea8cd
  7. aea9c7
  8. aeaac1
  9. adabba
  10. adacb4

Questions about #afa1ec

What color is #afa1ec?

#afa1ec is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 161, 236), in HSL hsl(251.2, 66.37%, 77.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.891% 0.10727 292.167).

What colors go well with #afa1ec?

The complementary color of #afa1ec is #afb561. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88aef2 and #ce97d6. The triadic partners are #e49a6c and #5bc4a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa1ec?

Black text reads better on #afa1ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa1ec a warm or cool color?

#afa1ec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 74.9% and its chroma 0.107.