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#a56aaa color: Iris Orchid

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295°
100%

OKLCH

61%
0.115
324°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text4.01:1 · Below AALc -73
Black text5.24:1 · AALc 37

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About #a56aaa

#a56aaa is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 4.01:1 contrast and black text 5.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Iris Orchid (#a767a2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #a56aaa mixed with white

  1. a56aaa
  2. ae79b3
  3. b787bb
  4. c096c4
  5. caa4cc
  6. d3b3d5
  7. dbc2dd
  8. e4d1e6
  9. ede0ee
  10. f6f0f7

Darker: #a56aaa mixed with black

  1. a56aaa
  2. 8f5b93
  3. 794d7d
  4. 653f68
  5. 513153
  6. 3d243f
  7. 2b182d
  8. 1a0d1b
  9. 0a040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #a56aaa with less saturation

  1. a56aaa
  2. a26da6
  3. 9f70a2
  4. 9c739f
  5. 98759b
  6. 957897
  7. 917a93
  8. 8e7d8f
  9. 8a7f8b
  10. 878187