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#a08bd4 color: Middy’s Purple

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257°
100%

OKLCH

68.4%
0.108
297°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 17%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.94:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.14:1 · AALc 48

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About #a08bd4

#a08bd4 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.94:1 contrast and black text 7.14:1, 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: #a08bd4 mixed with white

  1. a08bd4
  2. a996d9
  3. b2a2dd
  4. bbade2
  5. c5b9e6
  6. cec4eb
  7. d8d0ef
  8. e1dcf3
  9. ebe7f7
  10. f5f3fb

Darker: #a08bd4 mixed with black

  1. a08bd4
  2. 8b78b8
  3. 76669d
  4. 615483
  5. 4e4369
  6. 3b3251
  7. 29233a
  8. 191424
  9. 090710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a08bd4 with less saturation

  1. a08bd4
  2. 9f8dce
  3. 9e8ec9
  4. 9e90c3
  5. 9d92bd
  6. 9c93b7
  7. 9c94b1
  8. 9b96ab
  9. 9a97a5
  10. 9a989f