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#a18cd2 color: Middy’s Purple

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258°
100%

OKLCH

68.5%
0.103
297°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.92:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.20:1 · AALc 49

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About #a18cd2

#a18cd2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.92:1 contrast and black text 7.2:1, 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: #a18cd2 mixed with white

  1. a18cd2
  2. aa97d7
  3. b3a3dc
  4. bcaee0
  5. c5b9e5
  6. cfc5ea
  7. d8d0ee
  8. e2dcf2
  9. ebe8f7
  10. f5f3fb

Darker: #a18cd2 mixed with black

  1. a18cd2
  2. 8b79b6
  3. 76679b
  4. 625581
  5. 4e4368
  6. 3c3350
  7. 2a2339
  8. 191424
  9. 090710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a18cd2 with less saturation

  1. a18cd2
  2. a08ecd
  3. 9f8fc7
  4. 9f91c2
  5. 9e92bc
  6. 9d94b7
  7. 9c95b1
  8. 9c96ab
  9. 9b97a5
  10. 9a99a0