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#a89bc5 color: Ode to Purple

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259°
100%

OKLCH

71.5%
0.062
299°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 23%

Looks the same on every screen.

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

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About #a89bc5

#a89bc5 is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 299°.

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 Ode to Purple (#a798c2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a89bc5 mixed with white

  1. a89bc5
  2. b0a5cb
  3. b9aed1
  4. c1b8d7
  5. cac2dc
  6. d3cce2
  7. dbd6e8
  8. e4e0ee
  9. edeaf4
  10. f6f5f9

Darker: #a89bc5 mixed with black

  1. a89bc5
  2. 9286ab
  3. 7c7292
  4. 675e79
  5. 524b61
  6. 3f394b
  7. 2c2835
  8. 1a1821
  9. 0a090e
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a89bc5 with less saturation

  1. a89bc5
  2. a79cc2
  3. a79dbe
  4. a69ebb
  5. a69eb8
  6. a59fb4
  7. a5a0b1
  8. a4a1ad
  9. a4a1aa
  10. a3a2a6