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#afa5eb color: Bright light violet

#afa5eb is rgb(175, 165, 235) in RGB and oklch(75.607% 0.09981 290.347) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

75.6%
0.100
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #afa5eb

#afa5eb is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#acace6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #afa5eb mixed with white

  1. afa5eb
  2. b7aeed
  3. beb7f0
  4. c6c0f2
  5. cec9f4
  6. d6d2f6
  7. dedbf8
  8. e6e4fa
  9. eeedfc
  10. f7f6fd

Darker: #afa5eb mixed with black

  1. afa5eb
  2. 988fcc
  3. 8179ae
  4. 6b6591
  5. 565175
  6. 413d5b
  7. 2e2b41
  8. 1c1a29
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa5eb with less saturation

  1. afa5eb
  2. afa6e5
  3. afa8e0
  4. afa9da
  5. afaad4
  6. afabce
  7. afacc8
  8. afadc2
  9. afaebc
  10. afafb6

Questions about #afa5eb

What color is #afa5eb?

#afa5eb is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 165, 235), in HSL hsl(248.57, 63.64%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.607% 0.09981 290.347).

What colors go well with #afa5eb?

The complementary color of #afa5eb is #b3b669. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bb1ef and #cd9bd7. The triadic partners are #e39d75 and #68c5a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa5eb?

Black text reads better on #afa5eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa5eb a warm or cool color?

#afa5eb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.1.