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#afa9ea color: Maximum Blue Purple

#afa9ea is rgb(175, 169, 234) in RGB and oklch(76.334% 0.09244 288.229) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

76.3%
0.092
288°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #afa9ea

#afa9ea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.69:1, 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: #afa9ea mixed with white

  1. afa9ea
  2. b7b2ec
  3. bebaef
  4. c6c3f1
  5. cecbf3
  6. d6d4f6
  7. dedcf8
  8. e6e5fa
  9. eeeefc
  10. f7f6fd

Darker: #afa9ea mixed with black

  1. afa9ea
  2. 9892cb
  3. 817cae
  4. 6b6791
  5. 565375
  6. 413f5a
  7. 2e2c41
  8. 1c1b29
  9. 0b0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #afa9ea with less saturation

  1. afa9ea
  2. afaae5
  3. afabdf
  4. b0acda
  5. b0add4
  6. b0aecf
  7. b0afc9
  8. b1b0c3
  9. b1b0be
  10. b2b1b8

Questions about #afa9ea

What color is #afa9ea?

#afa9ea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(175, 169, 234), in HSL hsl(245.54, 60.75%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.334% 0.09244 288.229).

What colors go well with #afa9ea?

The complementary color of #afa9ea is #b7b770. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8eb4ed and #cba0d8. The triadic partners are #e3a07e and #73c5a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #afa9ea?

Black text reads better on #afa9ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #afa9ea a warm or cool color?

#afa9ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.092.