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#a38cd5 color: Middy’s Purple

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259°
100%

OKLCH

68.9%
0.108
298°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 16%

Looks the same on every screen.

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

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About #a38cd5

#a38cd5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.9% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 298°.

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: #a38cd5 mixed with white

  1. a38cd5
  2. ac97da
  3. b5a3de
  4. bdaee3
  5. c7bae7
  6. d0c5eb
  7. d9d0ef
  8. e2dcf3
  9. ece8f7
  10. f5f3fb

Darker: #a38cd5 mixed with black

  1. a38cd5
  2. 8d79b9
  3. 78679e
  4. 635583
  5. 4f436a
  6. 3c3351
  7. 2a233a
  8. 191424
  9. 0a0710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a38cd5 with less saturation

  1. a38cd5
  2. a28ecf
  3. a190ca
  4. a091c4
  5. 9f93be
  6. 9f94b9
  7. 9e96b3
  8. 9d97ad
  9. 9c98a7
  10. 9b9aa1