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#a48ede color: Middy’s Purple

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257°
100%

OKLCH

69.7%
0.117
296°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 13%

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White text2.80:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.50:1 · AALc 50

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About #a48ede

#a48ede is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.5:1, 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: #a48ede mixed with white

  1. a48ede
  2. ad99e2
  3. b5a5e6
  4. beb0e9
  5. c7bbed
  6. d0c6f0
  7. d9d2f3
  8. e3ddf6
  9. ece8f9
  10. f5f4fc

Darker: #a48ede mixed with black

  1. a48ede
  2. 8e7bc1
  3. 7968a5
  4. 645689
  5. 50446f
  6. 3d3455
  7. 2b243d
  8. 1a1526
  9. 0a0712
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a48ede with less saturation

  1. a48ede
  2. a390d8
  3. a292d2
  4. a294cb
  5. a195c5
  6. a097bf
  7. a098b8
  8. 9f9ab2
  9. 9e9bab
  10. 9e9ca4