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#a396c8 color: Gorgeous Hydrangea

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256°
100%

OKLCH

70.2%
0.073
296°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.71:1 · Below AALc -58
Black text7.75:1 · AALc 52

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About #a396c8

#a396c8 is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gorgeous Hydrangea (#a495cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a396c8 mixed with white

  1. a396c8
  2. aca0ce
  3. b5aad3
  4. beb5d9
  5. c7bfde
  6. d0cae4
  7. d9d4e9
  8. e2dfef
  9. ece9f4
  10. f5f4fa

Darker: #a396c8 mixed with black

  1. a396c8
  2. 8d82ae
  3. 786e94
  4. 635b7b
  5. 4f4963
  6. 3c374c
  7. 2a2636
  8. 191621
  9. 0a080f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a396c8 with less saturation

  1. a396c8
  2. a397c4
  3. a298c0
  4. a299bc
  5. a19ab8
  6. a19bb4
  7. a09cb0
  8. a09dac
  9. a09da7
  10. 9f9ea3