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#a08cd8 color: Middy’s Purple

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256°
100%

OKLCH

68.7%
0.111
295°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 15%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.90:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.24:1 · AALc 49

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About #a08cd8

#a08cd8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.7% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.9:1 contrast and black text 7.24:1, 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: #a08cd8 mixed with white

  1. a08cd8
  2. a997dc
  3. b2a3e1
  4. bbaee5
  5. c5bae9
  6. cec5ed
  7. d8d1f1
  8. e1dcf4
  9. ebe8f8
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a08cd8 mixed with black

  1. a08cd8
  2. 8b79bc
  3. 7667a0
  4. 615585
  5. 4e436b
  6. 3b3353
  7. 29233b
  8. 191425
  9. 090711
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a08cd8 with less saturation

  1. a08cd8
  2. 9f8ed2
  3. 9f8fcc
  4. 9e91c6
  5. 9d93c0
  6. 9d94ba
  7. 9c95b4
  8. 9c97ae
  9. 9b98a7
  10. 9b99a1