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#a8a2db color: Simply Violet

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246°
100%

OKLCH

73.8%
0.082
289°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.37:1 · Below AALc -52
Black text8.86:1 · AALc 57

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About #a8a2db

#a8a2db is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.8% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Simply Violet (#a6a1d7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a8a2db mixed with white

  1. a8a2db
  2. b0abdf
  3. b9b4e3
  4. c1bee6
  5. cac7ea
  6. d2d0ee
  7. dbd9f1
  8. e4e3f5
  9. edecf8
  10. f6f6fc

Darker: #a8a2db mixed with black

  1. a8a2db
  2. 928cbe
  3. 7c77a2
  4. 676387
  5. 524f6d
  6. 3f3c54
  7. 2c2a3c
  8. 1a1926
  9. 0a0a11
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a8a2db with less saturation

  1. a8a2db
  2. a8a3d6
  3. a8a4d1
  4. a8a5cd
  5. a9a6c8
  6. a9a6c3
  7. a9a7be
  8. a9a8b9
  9. a9a9b4
  10. aaa9af