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#a488db color: Soft violet

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260°
100%

OKLCH

68.5%
0.122
299°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.95:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.12:1 · AALc 48

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About #a488db

#a488db is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.95:1 contrast and black text 7.12:1, 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: #a488db mixed with white

  1. a488db
  2. ad94df
  3. b5a0e3
  4. beace7
  5. c7b7eb
  6. d0c3ef
  7. d9cff2
  8. e3dbf6
  9. ece7f9
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a488db mixed with black

  1. a488db
  2. 8e75be
  3. 7963a2
  4. 645287
  5. 50416d
  6. 3d3154
  7. 2b223c
  8. 1a1326
  9. 0a0611
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a488db with less saturation

  1. a488db
  2. a38ad5
  3. a28cce
  4. a18ec8
  5. 9f90c2
  6. 9e92bb
  7. 9d94b5
  8. 9c95ae
  9. 9b97a7
  10. 9b98a1