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#a8a2e2 color: Simply Violet

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246°
100%

OKLCH

74.1%
0.092
288°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 11%

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White text2.35:1 · Below AALc -51
Black text8.93:1 · AALc 58

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About #a8a2e2

#a8a2e2 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.93:1, 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: #a8a2e2 mixed with white

  1. a8a2e2
  2. b0abe5
  3. b9b4e8
  4. c1beec
  5. cac7ef
  6. d2d0f2
  7. dbd9f4
  8. e4e3f7
  9. edecfa
  10. f6f6fc

Darker: #a8a2e2 mixed with black

  1. a8a2e2
  2. 928cc4
  3. 7c77a8
  4. 67638c
  5. 524f71
  6. 3f3c57
  7. 2c2a3e
  8. 1a1927
  9. 0a0a12
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a8a2e2 with less saturation

  1. a8a2e2
  2. a8a3dd
  3. a8a4d7
  4. a9a5d2
  5. a9a6cc
  6. a9a7c7
  7. a9a8c1
  8. aaa9bc
  9. aaa9b6
  10. aaaab1