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#a38de2 color: Soft violet

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256°
100%

OKLCH

69.7%
0.124
295°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.81:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.47:1 · AALc 50

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About #a38de2

#a38de2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.81:1 contrast and black text 7.47:1, 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: #a38de2 mixed with white

  1. a38de2
  2. ac98e6
  3. b4a4e9
  4. bdafec
  5. c6bbef
  6. cfc6f2
  7. d9d1f5
  8. e2ddf8
  9. ece8fa
  10. f5f4fd

Darker: #a38de2 mixed with black

  1. a38de2
  2. 8d7ac4
  3. 7867a8
  4. 63558c
  5. 4f4471
  6. 3c3357
  7. 2a233e
  8. 191427
  9. 0a0712
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a38de2 with less saturation

  1. a38de2
  2. a28fdb
  3. a291d5
  4. a193ce
  5. a095c7
  6. a096c0
  7. 9f98ba
  8. 9f99b3
  9. 9e9bac
  10. 9e9ca4