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#a89ec1 color: Evening Slipper

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257°
100%

OKLCH

72%
0.051
298°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • mauve-400
  • Black 24%

Looks the same on every screen.

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

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About #a89ec1

#a89ec1 is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.051 chroma and a hue of 298°.

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 Evening Slipper (#a99ec1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a89ec1 mixed with white

  1. a89ec1
  2. b0a7c7
  3. b9b1cd
  4. c1bad4
  5. cac4da
  6. d3cee0
  7. dbd7e6
  8. e4e1ec
  9. edebf3
  10. f6f5f9

Darker: #a89ec1 mixed with black

  1. a89ec1
  2. 9289a7
  3. 7c748f
  4. 676077
  5. 524d5f
  6. 3f3a49
  7. 2c2934
  8. 1a1820
  9. 0a090e
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a89ec1 with less saturation

  1. a89ec1
  2. a89fbe
  3. a79fbb
  4. a7a0b9
  5. a6a1b6
  6. a6a1b3
  7. a6a2b0
  8. a5a3ad
  9. a5a3aa
  10. a5a4a7