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#a490da color: Middy’s Purple

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256°
100%

OKLCH

69.9%
0.108
296°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 15%

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White text2.77:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.58:1 · AALc 51

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About #a490da

#a490da is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 69.9% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.77:1 contrast and black text 7.58:1, 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: #a490da mixed with white

  1. a490da
  2. ad9bde
  3. b5a6e2
  4. beb1e6
  5. c7bcea
  6. d0c7ee
  7. d9d2f1
  8. e3ddf5
  9. ece9f8
  10. f5f4fc

Darker: #a490da mixed with black

  1. a490da
  2. 8e7dbd
  3. 796aa2
  4. 645787
  5. 50456c
  6. 3d3454
  7. 2b243c
  8. 1a1525
  9. 0a0711
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a490da with less saturation

  1. a490da
  2. a392d4
  3. a393ce
  4. a295c9
  5. a196c3
  6. a198bd
  7. a099b7
  8. a09bb1
  9. 9f9cab
  10. 9e9da4