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#a8a3db color: Simply Violet

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245°
100%

OKLCH

74%
0.080
288°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

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

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About #a8a3db

#a8a3db is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.08 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: #a8a3db mixed with white

  1. a8a3db
  2. b0acdf
  3. b9b5e3
  4. c1bee6
  5. cac7ea
  6. d2d1ee
  7. dbdaf1
  8. e4e3f5
  9. edecf8
  10. f6f6fc

Darker: #a8a3db mixed with black

  1. a8a3db
  2. 928dbe
  3. 7c78a2
  4. 676387
  5. 524f6d
  6. 3f3c54
  7. 2c2a3c
  8. 1a1926
  9. 0a0a11
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a8a3db with less saturation

  1. a8a3db
  2. a8a4d6
  3. a8a5d2
  4. a9a6cd
  5. a9a6c8
  6. a9a7c3
  7. a9a8be
  8. aaa9b9
  9. aaa9b5
  10. aaaab0