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#a79cd2 color: Imperial Lilac

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252°
100%

OKLCH

72.1%
0.078
294°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.52:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.33:1 · AALc 55

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About #a79cd2

#a79cd2 is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.33:1, 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: #a79cd2 mixed with white

  1. a79cd2
  2. afa6d7
  3. b8afdb
  4. c0b9e0
  5. c9c3e5
  6. d2cde9
  7. dbd7ee
  8. e4e1f2
  9. edebf6
  10. f6f5fb

Darker: #a79cd2 mixed with black

  1. a79cd2
  2. 9187b6
  3. 7b739b
  4. 665f81
  5. 524c68
  6. 3e3950
  7. 2c2839
  8. 1a1824
  9. 0a0910
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a79cd2 with less saturation

  1. a79cd2
  2. a79dce
  3. a69ec9
  4. a69fc5
  5. a6a0c0
  6. a6a1bc
  7. a6a2b7
  8. a5a3b3
  9. a5a3ae
  10. a5a4aa