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#a596d1 color: Gorgeous Hydrangea

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255°
100%

OKLCH

70.8%
0.086
296°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.66:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.88:1 · AALc 52

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About #a596d1

#a596d1 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.88:1, 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: #a596d1 mixed with white

  1. a596d1
  2. aea0d6
  3. b6abdb
  4. bfb5df
  5. c8bfe4
  6. d1cae9
  7. dad4ed
  8. e3dff2
  9. eceaf6
  10. f6f4fb

Darker: #a596d1 mixed with black

  1. a596d1
  2. 8f82b5
  3. 796e9b
  4. 655b81
  5. 514968
  6. 3d3750
  7. 2b2639
  8. 1a1623
  9. 0a0810
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a596d1 with less saturation

  1. a596d1
  2. a497cc
  3. a498c8
  4. a39ac3
  5. a39bbe
  6. a39cb9
  7. a29db4
  8. a29eb0
  9. a19fab
  10. a1a0a6