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#a08cd1 color: Middy’s Purple

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257°
100%

OKLCH

68.4%
0.102
297°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.93:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.17:1 · AALc 48

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About #a08cd1

#a08cd1 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.93:1 contrast and black text 7.17:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #a08cd1 mixed with white

  1. a08cd1
  2. a997d6
  3. b2a3db
  4. bbaee0
  5. c5b9e4
  6. cec5e9
  7. d8d0ee
  8. e1dcf2
  9. ebe8f7
  10. f5f3fb

Darker: #a08cd1 mixed with black

  1. a08cd1
  2. 8b79b5
  3. 76679b
  4. 615581
  5. 4e4368
  6. 3b3350
  7. 292339
  8. 191423
  9. 090710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a08cd1 with less saturation

  1. a08cd1
  2. 9f8ecc
  3. 9e8fc6
  4. 9e91c1
  5. 9d92bb
  6. 9c93b6
  7. 9c95b0
  8. 9b96ab
  9. 9a97a5
  10. 9a989f