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#a899e2 color: Dull Lavender

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252°
100%

OKLCH

72.3%
0.105
293°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 11%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.52:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.32:1 · AALc 55

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About #a899e2

#a899e2 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a899e2 mixed with white

  1. a899e2
  2. b0a3e5
  3. b9ade9
  4. c1b7ec
  5. cac2ef
  6. d2ccf2
  7. dbd6f5
  8. e4e0f7
  9. edeafa
  10. f6f5fd

Darker: #a899e2 mixed with black

  1. a899e2
  2. 9284c4
  3. 7c70a8
  4. 675d8c
  5. 524a71
  6. 3f3857
  7. 2c273e
  8. 1a1727
  9. 0a0812
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a899e2 with less saturation

  1. a899e2
  2. a89bdc
  3. a79cd6
  4. a79dd0
  5. a79fca
  6. a6a0c4
  7. a6a1be
  8. a6a2b8
  9. a6a3b2
  10. a6a4ac