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#a485dc color: Soft violet

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261°
100%

OKLCH

68%
0.129
299°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text3.01:1 · Below AALc -62
Black text6.97:1 · AALc 47

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About #a485dc

#a485dc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 3.01:1 contrast and black text 6.97:1, 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: #a485dc mixed with white

  1. a485dc
  2. ad91e0
  3. b59de4
  4. beaae8
  5. c7b6ec
  6. d0c2ef
  7. d9cef3
  8. e3daf6
  9. ece6f9
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a485dc mixed with black

  1. a485dc
  2. 8e73bf
  3. 7961a3
  4. 645088
  5. 50406e
  6. 3d3054
  7. 2b213c
  8. 1a1326
  9. 0a0611
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a485dc with less saturation

  1. a485dc
  2. a387d5
  3. a18acf
  4. a08cc8
  5. 9f8ec2
  6. 9e90bb
  7. 9c92b4
  8. 9b93ad
  9. 9a95a6
  10. 99979f