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#a79ecf color: Imperial Lilac

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251°
100%

OKLCH

72.4%
0.071
293°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 19%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.49:1 · Below AALc -54
Black text8.43:1 · AALc 55

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About #a79ecf

#a79ecf is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.43:1, 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: #a79ecf mixed with white

  1. a79ecf
  2. afa7d4
  3. b8b1d9
  4. c0bbde
  5. c9c4e3
  6. d2cee7
  7. dbd8ec
  8. e4e1f1
  9. edebf6
  10. f6f5fa

Darker: #a79ecf mixed with black

  1. a79ecf
  2. 9189b4
  3. 7b7499
  4. 66607f
  5. 524d67
  6. 3e3a4f
  7. 2c2938
  8. 1a1823
  9. 0a0910
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a79ecf with less saturation

  1. a79ecf
  2. a79fcb
  3. a7a0c7
  4. a6a1c3
  5. a6a1bf
  6. a6a2bb
  7. a6a3b7
  8. a6a4b2
  9. a6a4ae
  10. a6a5aa