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#afa4ef color: Bright light violet

#afa4ef is rgb(175, 164, 239) in RGB and oklch(75.594% 0.10686 290.323) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

75.6%
0.107
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #afa4ef

#afa4ef is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.38:1, 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: #afa4ef mixed with white

  1. afa4ef
  2. b7adf1
  3. beb6f3
  4. c6bff5
  5. cec8f7
  6. d6d1f8
  7. dedbfa
  8. e6e4fb
  9. eeedfd
  10. f7f6fe

Darker: #afa4ef mixed with black

  1. afa4ef
  2. 988ed0
  3. 8179b1
  4. 6b6494
  5. 565078
  6. 413d5c
  7. 2e2b42
  8. 1c1a2a
  9. 0b0a14
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa4ef with less saturation

  1. afa4ef
  2. afa5e9
  3. afa7e3
  4. afa8dd
  5. afa9d6
  6. afabd0
  7. afacca
  8. afadc3
  9. afaebd
  10. afafb6

Questions about #afa4ef

What color is #afa4ef?

#afa4ef is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 164, 239), in HSL hsl(248.8, 70.09%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.594% 0.10686 290.323).

What colors go well with #afa4ef?

The complementary color of #afa4ef is #b3b663. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88b1f4 and #ce99da. The triadic partners are #e69c71 and #60c6a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa4ef?

Black text reads better on #afa4ef: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa4ef a warm or cool color?

#afa4ef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.107.