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#a08bd2 color: Middy’s Purple

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258°
100%

OKLCH

68.3%
0.105
297°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.95:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.12:1 · AALc 48

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About #a08bd2

#a08bd2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.95:1 contrast and black text 7.12:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Middy’s Purple (#aa8ed6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

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Lighter: #a08bd2 mixed with white

  1. a08bd2
  2. a996d7
  3. b2a2dc
  4. bbade1
  5. c5b9e5
  6. cec4ea
  7. d8d0ee
  8. e1dcf3
  9. ebe7f7
  10. f5f3fb

Darker: #a08bd2 mixed with black

  1. a08bd2
  2. 8b78b6
  3. 76669b
  4. 615481
  5. 4e4368
  6. 3b3250
  7. 292339
  8. 191424
  9. 090710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a08bd2 with less saturation

  1. a08bd2
  2. 9f8dcc
  3. 9e8ec7
  4. 9e90c1
  5. 9d91bc
  6. 9c93b6
  7. 9b94b0
  8. 9b95ab
  9. 9a97a5
  10. 9a989f