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#a290dc color: Middy’s Purple

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254°
100%

OKLCH

69.9%
0.111
294°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.78:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.56:1 · AALc 51

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About #a290dc

#a290dc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 69.9% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.78:1 contrast and black text 7.56:1, 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: #a290dc mixed with white

  1. a290dc
  2. ab9be0
  3. b4a6e4
  4. bdb1e8
  5. c6bceb
  6. cfc7ef
  7. d8d2f2
  8. e2ddf6
  9. ebe9f9
  10. f5f4fc

Darker: #a290dc mixed with black

  1. a290dc
  2. 8c7dbf
  3. 776aa3
  4. 635788
  5. 4f456e
  6. 3c3454
  7. 2a243c
  8. 191526
  9. 0a0711
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a290dc with less saturation

  1. a290dc
  2. a192d6
  3. a193d0
  4. a095ca
  5. a096c4
  6. 9f98be
  7. 9f99b7
  8. 9f9ab1
  9. 9e9cab
  10. 9e9da4