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#a488d8 color: Middy’s Purple

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261°
100%

OKLCH

68.4%
0.118
299°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 15%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.96:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.09:1 · AALc 48

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About #a488d8

#a488d8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.96:1 contrast and black text 7.09:1, 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: #a488d8 mixed with white

  1. a488d8
  2. ad94dc
  3. b5a0e1
  4. beabe5
  5. c7b7e9
  6. d0c3ed
  7. d9cff1
  8. e3dbf5
  9. ece7f8
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a488d8 mixed with black

  1. a488d8
  2. 8e75bc
  3. 7963a0
  4. 645285
  5. 50416b
  6. 3d3153
  7. 2b223b
  8. 1a1325
  9. 0a0611
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a488d8 with less saturation

  1. a488d8
  2. a38ad2
  3. a28ccc
  4. a08ec6
  5. 9f90c0
  6. 9e92b9
  7. 9d93b3
  8. 9c95ad
  9. 9b96a6
  10. 9a98a0