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#a489da color: Middy’s Purple

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260°
100%

OKLCH

68.6%
0.120
299°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 15%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.93:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.17:1 · AALc 48

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About #a489da

#a489da is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.93:1 contrast and black text 7.17:1, 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: #a489da mixed with white

  1. a489da
  2. ad95de
  3. b5a1e2
  4. beace6
  5. c7b8ea
  6. d0c4ee
  7. d9cff2
  8. e3dbf5
  9. ece7f9
  10. f5f3fc

Darker: #a489da mixed with black

  1. a489da
  2. 8e76bd
  3. 7964a2
  4. 645387
  5. 50426c
  6. 3d3154
  7. 2b223c
  8. 1a1425
  9. 0a0711
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a489da with less saturation

  1. a489da
  2. a38bd4
  3. a28dce
  4. a18fc7
  5. a091c1
  6. 9f93bb
  7. 9e94b4
  8. 9d96ae
  9. 9c97a7
  10. 9b99a1