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#a488d7 color: Middy’s Purple

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261°
100%

OKLCH

68.3%
0.117
300°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 16%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.97:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.08:1 · AALc 48

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About #a488d7

#a488d7 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.3% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.97:1 contrast and black text 7.08:1, 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: #a488d7 mixed with white

  1. a488d7
  2. ad94dc
  3. b5a0e0
  4. beabe4
  5. c7b7e8
  6. d0c3ec
  7. d9cff0
  8. e3dbf4
  9. ece7f8
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a488d7 mixed with black

  1. a488d7
  2. 8e75bb
  3. 79639f
  4. 645285
  5. 50416b
  6. 3d3152
  7. 2b223b
  8. 1a1325
  9. 0a0611
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a488d7 with less saturation

  1. a488d7
  2. a38ad1
  3. a28ccb
  4. a08ec5
  5. 9f90bf
  6. 9e92b9
  7. 9d93b3
  8. 9c95ac
  9. 9b96a6
  10. 9a98a0