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#afa1ee color: Bright light violet

#afa1ee is rgb(175, 161, 238) in RGB and oklch(74.981% 0.11003 291.863) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

75%
0.110
292°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

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 #afa1ee

#afa1ee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 292°.

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 Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #afa1ee mixed with white

  1. afa1ee
  2. b7aaf0
  3. beb4f2
  4. c6bdf4
  5. cec7f6
  6. d6d0f8
  7. ded9fa
  8. e6e3fb
  9. eeecfd
  10. f7f6fe

Darker: #afa1ee mixed with black

  1. afa1ee
  2. 988bcf
  3. 8176b1
  4. 6b6293
  5. 564e77
  6. 413c5c
  7. 2e2a42
  8. 1c192a
  9. 0b0914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa1ee with less saturation

  1. afa1ee
  2. afa3e8
  3. aea4e2
  4. aea6db
  5. aea7d5
  6. aea8cf
  7. aea9c8
  8. aeabc2
  9. aeacbb
  10. aeadb4

Questions about #afa1ee

What color is #afa1ee?

#afa1ee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 161, 238), in HSL hsl(250.91, 69.37%, 78.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.981% 0.11003 291.863).

What colors go well with #afa1ee?

The complementary color of #afa1ee is #b0b55f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87aef4 and #cf96d7. The triadic partners are #e5996b and #58c4a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa1ee?

Black text reads better on #afa1ee: 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 #afa1ee a warm or cool color?

#afa1ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.11.