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#a8a0cd color: Imperial Lilac

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251°
100%

OKLCH

72.8%
0.065
293°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.45:1 · Below AALc -53
Black text8.57:1 · AALc 56

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About #a8a0cd

#a8a0cd is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.8% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.57:1, 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: #a8a0cd mixed with white

  1. a8a0cd
  2. b0a9d2
  3. b9b3d7
  4. c1bcdc
  5. cac5e1
  6. d2cfe6
  7. dbd8eb
  8. e4e2f0
  9. edecf5
  10. f6f5fa

Darker: #a8a0cd mixed with black

  1. a8a0cd
  2. 928bb2
  3. 7c7698
  4. 67617e
  5. 524e66
  6. 3f3b4e
  7. 2c2938
  8. 1a1923
  9. 0a090f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a8a0cd with less saturation

  1. a8a0cd
  2. a8a1c9
  3. a8a2c6
  4. a8a2c2
  5. a7a3be
  6. a7a4ba
  7. a7a4b6
  8. a7a5b3
  9. a7a6af
  10. a7a6ab