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#a495e2 color: Dull Lavender

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252°
100%

OKLCH

71.2%
0.111
292°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.63:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text7.98:1 · AALc 53

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About #a495e2

#a495e2 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a495e2 mixed with white

  1. a495e2
  2. ada0e5
  3. b5aae9
  4. beb5ec
  5. c7bfef
  6. d0caf2
  7. d9d4f5
  8. e2dff8
  9. eceafa
  10. f5f4fd

Darker: #a495e2 mixed with black

  1. a495e2
  2. 8e81c4
  3. 796da8
  4. 645a8c
  5. 504871
  6. 3d3757
  7. 2b263e
  8. 1a1627
  9. 0a0812
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a495e2 with less saturation

  1. a495e2
  2. a497dc
  3. a398d6
  4. a39acf
  5. a39bc9
  6. a39cc3
  7. a29ebc
  8. a29fb6
  9. a2a0af
  10. a2a1a9