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#a488de color: Soft violet

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260°
100%

OKLCH

68.6%
0.126
298°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 13%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.94:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.15:1 · AALc 48

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About #a488de

#a488de is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.6% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.94:1 contrast and black text 7.15:1, 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: #a488de mixed with white

  1. a488de
  2. ad94e2
  3. b5a0e6
  4. beace9
  5. c7b8ed
  6. d0c3f0
  7. d9cff3
  8. e3dbf7
  9. ece7fa
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a488de mixed with black

  1. a488de
  2. 8e75c1
  3. 7963a5
  4. 645289
  5. 50416f
  6. 3d3155
  7. 2b223d
  8. 1a1326
  9. 0a0612
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a488de with less saturation

  1. a488de
  2. a38ad7
  3. a28cd1
  4. a18eca
  5. a090c4
  6. 9f92bd
  7. 9e94b6
  8. 9d96af
  9. 9c97a8
  10. 9b99a1