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#a290d2 color: Middy’s Purple

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256°
100%

OKLCH

69.4%
0.097
296°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.82:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.46:1 · AALc 50

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About #a290d2

#a290d2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.82:1 contrast and black text 7.46:1, 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: #a290d2 mixed with white

  1. a290d2
  2. ab9bd7
  3. b4a6dc
  4. bdb1e0
  5. c6bce5
  6. cfc7ea
  7. d9d2ee
  8. e2ddf2
  9. ece8f7
  10. f5f4fb

Darker: #a290d2 mixed with black

  1. a290d2
  2. 8c7db6
  3. 776a9b
  4. 635781
  5. 4f4568
  6. 3c3450
  7. 2a2439
  8. 191524
  9. 0a0710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a290d2 with less saturation

  1. a290d2
  2. a191cd
  3. a193c8
  4. a094c2
  5. 9f96bd
  6. 9f97b8
  7. 9e98b2
  8. 9e99ad
  9. 9d9aa8
  10. 9d9ba2