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#8a788e color: Classical Violet

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289°
100%

OKLCH

59.7%
0.039
320°
  • ≈ Gray
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • zinc-500
  • Black 44%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text4.07:1 · Below AALc -73
Black text5.16:1 · AALc 36

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About #8a788e

#8a788e is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 59.7% lightness, 0.039 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 4.07:1 contrast and black text 5.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Classical Violet (#8b7989). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is zinc-500.

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Lighter: #8a788e mixed with white

  1. 8a788e
  2. 958599
  3. a092a4
  4. ac9faf
  5. b7acba
  6. c3b9c5
  7. cfc7d1
  8. dbd5dc
  9. e7e3e8
  10. f3f1f3

Darker: #8a788e mixed with black

  1. 8a788e
  2. 77677b
  3. 655768
  4. 534856
  5. 423944
  6. 322a34
  7. 221d24
  8. 141015
  9. 070507
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8a788e with less saturation

  1. 8a788e
  2. 89798d
  3. 88798b
  4. 877a8a
  5. 867b88
  6. 857c87
  7. 847c85
  8. 827d84
  9. 817e82
  10. 807e81