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#afa6ec color: Bright light violet

#afa6ec is rgb(175, 166, 236) in RGB and oklch(75.843% 0.09969 289.691) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

75.8%
0.100
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #afa6ec

#afa6ec is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.49:1, 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: #afa6ec mixed with white

  1. afa6ec
  2. b7afee
  3. beb8f1
  4. c6c1f3
  5. cecaf5
  6. d6d2f7
  7. dedbf9
  8. e6e4fa
  9. eeedfc
  10. f7f6fe

Darker: #afa6ec mixed with black

  1. afa6ec
  2. 9890cd
  3. 817aaf
  4. 6b6592
  5. 565176
  6. 413e5b
  7. 2e2b42
  8. 1c1a29
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa6ec with less saturation

  1. afa6ec
  2. afa7e6
  3. afa9e0
  4. afaadb
  5. afabd5
  6. afaccf
  7. afadc9
  8. b0aec3
  9. b0afbd
  10. b0b0b7

Questions about #afa6ec

What color is #afa6ec?

#afa6ec is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 166, 236), in HSL hsl(247.71, 64.81%, 78.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.843% 0.09969 289.691).

What colors go well with #afa6ec?

The complementary color of #afa6ec is #b5b669. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bb2f0 and #cd9cd8. The triadic partners are #e49e77 and #69c5a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa6ec?

Black text reads better on #afa6ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa6ec a warm or cool color?

#afa6ec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.1.