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#a28bd2 color: Middy’s Purple

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259°
100%

OKLCH

68.4%
0.105
298°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.93:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.16:1 · AALc 48

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About #a28bd2

#a28bd2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.93:1 contrast and black text 7.16:1, 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: #a28bd2 mixed with white

  1. a28bd2
  2. ab96d7
  3. b4a2dc
  4. bdade0
  5. c6b9e5
  6. cfc4ea
  7. d9d0ee
  8. e2dcf2
  9. ece7f7
  10. f5f3fb

Darker: #a28bd2 mixed with black

  1. a28bd2
  2. 8c78b6
  3. 77669b
  4. 635481
  5. 4f4368
  6. 3c3250
  7. 2a2339
  8. 191424
  9. 0a0710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a28bd2 with less saturation

  1. a28bd2
  2. a18dcd
  3. a08ec7
  4. 9f90c2
  5. 9e92bc
  6. 9d93b6
  7. 9d94b1
  8. 9c96ab
  9. 9b97a5
  10. 9a989f