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#a79cd0 color: Imperial Lilac

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253°
100%

OKLCH

72.1%
0.075
294°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.53:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.31:1 · AALc 54

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About #a79cd0

#a79cd0 is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#a99fcf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a79cd0 mixed with white

  1. a79cd0
  2. afa6d5
  3. b8afda
  4. c0b9df
  5. c9c3e3
  6. d2cde8
  7. dbd7ed
  8. e4e1f1
  9. edebf6
  10. f6f5fb

Darker: #a79cd0 mixed with black

  1. a79cd0
  2. 9187b5
  3. 7b739a
  4. 665f80
  5. 524c67
  6. 3e394f
  7. 2c2839
  8. 1a1823
  9. 0a0910
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a79cd0 with less saturation

  1. a79cd0
  2. a79dcc
  3. a69ec8
  4. a69fc3
  5. a6a0bf
  6. a6a1bb
  7. a5a2b6
  8. a5a2b2
  9. a5a3ae
  10. a5a4a9