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#a8a4de color: Simply Violet

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244°
100%

OKLCH

74.3%
0.083
287°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 13%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.33:1 · Below AALc -51
Black text9.03:1 · AALc 58

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About #a8a4de

#a8a4de is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.33:1 contrast and black text 9.03:1, 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: #a8a4de mixed with white

  1. a8a4de
  2. b0ade2
  3. b9b6e5
  4. c1bfe9
  5. cac8ec
  6. d2d1ef
  7. dbdaf3
  8. e4e3f6
  9. ededf9
  10. f6f6fc

Darker: #a8a4de mixed with black

  1. a8a4de
  2. 928ec1
  3. 7c79a5
  4. 676489
  5. 52506f
  6. 3f3d55
  7. 2c2b3d
  8. 1a1a26
  9. 0a0a12
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a8a4de with less saturation

  1. a8a4de
  2. a8a5d9
  3. a9a6d4
  4. a9a7cf
  5. a9a7ca
  6. a9a8c5
  7. aaa9c0
  8. aaaabb
  9. abaab6
  10. ababb1