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#afa6ed color: Bright light violet

#afa6ed is rgb(175, 166, 237) in RGB and oklch(75.887% 0.10108 289.568) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

75.9%
0.101
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
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #afa6ed

#afa6ed is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.101 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 9.5:1, 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: #afa6ed mixed with white

  1. afa6ed
  2. b7afef
  3. beb8f1
  4. c6c1f3
  5. cecaf5
  6. d6d2f7
  7. dedbf9
  8. e6e4fb
  9. eeedfc
  10. f7f6fe

Darker: #afa6ed mixed with black

  1. afa6ed
  2. 9890ce
  3. 817ab0
  4. 6b6593
  5. 565177
  6. 413e5c
  7. 2e2b42
  8. 1c1a2a
  9. 0b0a14
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa6ed with less saturation

  1. afa6ed
  2. afa7e7
  3. afa9e1
  4. afaadb
  5. afabd5
  6. afaccf
  7. b0adc9
  8. b0aec3
  9. b0afbd
  10. b0b0b7

Questions about #afa6ed

What color is #afa6ed?

#afa6ed is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(175, 166, 237), in HSL hsl(247.61, 66.36%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.887% 0.10108 289.568).

What colors go well with #afa6ed?

The complementary color of #afa6ed is #b5b668. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ab2f1 and #cd9cd9. The triadic partners are #e59e76 and #68c6a6.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa6ed?

Black text reads better on #afa6ed: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa6ed a warm or cool color?

#afa6ed is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.101.