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#a896e5 color: Dull Lavender

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254°
100%

OKLCH

71.9%
0.114
294°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 10%

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White text2.57:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.16:1 · AALc 54

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About #a896e5

#a896e5 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a896e5 mixed with white

  1. a896e5
  2. b0a1e8
  3. b8abeb
  4. c1b5ee
  5. c9c0f1
  6. d2caf4
  7. dbd5f6
  8. e4dff8
  9. edeafb
  10. f6f4fd

Darker: #a896e5 mixed with black

  1. a896e5
  2. 9282c7
  3. 7c6eaa
  4. 675b8e
  5. 524972
  6. 3f3758
  7. 2c263f
  8. 1a1628
  9. 0a0812
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a896e5 with less saturation

  1. a896e5
  2. a798df
  3. a799d8
  4. a69bd2
  5. a69dcc
  6. a69ec5
  7. a59fbf
  8. a5a1b8
  9. a5a2b2
  10. a4a3ab