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#a8a2e4 color: Simply Violet

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245°
100%

OKLCH

74.2%
0.095
288°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 11%

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White text2.35:1 · Below AALc -51
Black text8.95:1 · AALc 58

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About #a8a2e4

#a8a2e4 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.95:1, 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: #a8a2e4 mixed with white

  1. a8a2e4
  2. b0abe7
  3. b9b4ea
  4. c1beed
  5. cac7f0
  6. d2d0f3
  7. dbdaf5
  8. e4e3f8
  9. edecfa
  10. f6f6fd

Darker: #a8a2e4 mixed with black

  1. a8a2e4
  2. 928cc6
  3. 7c77a9
  4. 67638d
  5. 524f72
  6. 3f3c58
  7. 2c2a3f
  8. 1a1928
  9. 0a0a12
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a8a2e4 with less saturation

  1. a8a2e4
  2. a8a3df
  3. a8a4d9
  4. a9a5d3
  5. a9a6ce
  6. a9a7c8
  7. aaa8c2
  8. aaa9bd
  9. aaaab7
  10. abaab1