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#a8a1dc color: Simply Violet

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247°
100%

OKLCH

73.6%
0.085
290°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.39:1 · Below AALc -52
Black text8.80:1 · AALc 57

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About #a8a1dc

#a8a1dc is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Simply Violet (#a6a1d7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a8a1dc mixed with white

  1. a8a1dc
  2. b0aae0
  3. b9b4e4
  4. c1bde7
  5. cac6eb
  6. d2d0ee
  7. dbd9f2
  8. e4e2f5
  9. edecf9
  10. f6f5fc

Darker: #a8a1dc mixed with black

  1. a8a1dc
  2. 928bbf
  3. 7c76a3
  4. 676288
  5. 524e6e
  6. 3f3c54
  7. 2c2a3c
  8. 1a1926
  9. 0a0911
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a8a1dc with less saturation

  1. a8a1dc
  2. a8a2d7
  3. a8a3d2
  4. a8a4cd
  5. a8a5c8
  6. a8a6c3
  7. a9a7be
  8. a9a7b9
  9. a9a8b4
  10. a9a9af