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#a8a2dd color: Simply Violet

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246°
100%

OKLCH

73.9%
0.085
289°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 13%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.37:1 · Below AALc -52
Black text8.88:1 · AALc 57

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About #a8a2dd

#a8a2dd is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.9% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.88:1, 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: #a8a2dd mixed with white

  1. a8a2dd
  2. b0abe1
  3. b9b4e4
  4. c1bee8
  5. cac7eb
  6. d2d0ef
  7. dbd9f2
  8. e4e3f6
  9. edecf9
  10. f6f6fc

Darker: #a8a2dd mixed with black

  1. a8a2dd
  2. 928cc0
  3. 7c77a4
  4. 676388
  5. 524f6e
  6. 3f3c55
  7. 2c2a3d
  8. 1a1926
  9. 0a0a11
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a8a2dd with less saturation

  1. a8a2dd
  2. a8a3d8
  3. a8a4d3
  4. a8a5ce
  5. a9a6c9
  6. a9a7c4
  7. a9a7bf
  8. a9a8ba
  9. aaa9b5
  10. aaaaaf