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#a08cdd color: Soft violet

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255°
100%

OKLCH

69%
0.118
294°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 13%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.88:1 · Below AALc -60
Black text7.29:1 · AALc 49

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About #a08cdd

#a08cdd is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.88:1 contrast and black text 7.29:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #a08cdd mixed with white

  1. a08cdd
  2. a997e1
  3. b2a3e5
  4. bbaee9
  5. c4baec
  6. cec5f0
  7. d7d1f3
  8. e1dcf6
  9. ebe8f9
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a08cdd mixed with black

  1. a08cdd
  2. 8b79c0
  3. 7667a4
  4. 615588
  5. 4e436e
  6. 3b3355
  7. 29233d
  8. 191426
  9. 090711
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a08cdd with less saturation

  1. a08cdd
  2. 9f8ed7
  3. 9f90d0
  4. 9e91ca
  5. 9e93c3
  6. 9d95bd
  7. 9d96b6
  8. 9c97b0
  9. 9c99a9
  10. 9b9aa2