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#a38bdb color: Middy’s Purple

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258°
100%

OKLCH

69%
0.117
297°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.89:1 · Below AALc -60
Black text7.27:1 · AALc 49

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About #a38bdb

#a38bdb is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.89:1 contrast and black text 7.27:1, so black text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #a38bdb mixed with white

  1. a38bdb
  2. ac97df
  3. b4a2e3
  4. bdaee7
  5. c6b9eb
  6. d0c5ef
  7. d9d0f2
  8. e2dcf5
  9. ece8f9
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a38bdb mixed with black

  1. a38bdb
  2. 8d78be
  3. 7866a2
  4. 635487
  5. 4f436d
  6. 3c3254
  7. 2a233c
  8. 191426
  9. 0a0711
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a38bdb with less saturation

  1. a38bdb
  2. a28dd5
  3. a18fcf
  4. a091c8
  5. 9f92c2
  6. 9f94bc
  7. 9e96b5
  8. 9d97af
  9. 9c98a8
  10. 9c9aa2