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#9c8cd5 color: Soft violet

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253°
100%

OKLCH

68.3%
0.107
293°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 16%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.95:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.13:1 · AALc 48

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About #9c8cd5

#9c8cd5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.95:1 contrast and black text 7.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Middy’s Purple (#aa8ed6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #9c8cd5 mixed with white

  1. 9c8cd5
  2. a597da
  3. afa3de
  4. b8aee3
  5. c2bae7
  6. ccc5eb
  7. d6d0ef
  8. e0dcf4
  9. eae8f7
  10. f5f3fb

Darker: #9c8cd5 mixed with black

  1. 9c8cd5
  2. 8779b9
  3. 73679e
  4. 5f5583
  5. 4c436a
  6. 393351
  7. 28233a
  8. 181424
  9. 090710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9c8cd5 with less saturation

  1. 9c8cd5
  2. 9c8ecf
  3. 9b8fc9
  4. 9b91c4
  5. 9a92be
  6. 9a93b8
  7. 9a95b2
  8. 9996ac
  9. 9997a5
  10. 99989f