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#a68ee2 color: Middy’s Purple

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257°
100%

OKLCH

70.1%
0.123
296°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

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

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About #a68ee2

#a68ee2 is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.77:1 contrast and black text 7.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Middy’s Purple (#aa8ed6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a68ee2 mixed with white

  1. a68ee2
  2. ae99e5
  3. b7a5e9
  4. bfb0ec
  5. c8bbef
  6. d1c6f2
  7. dad2f5
  8. e3ddf8
  9. ece8fa
  10. f6f4fd

Darker: #a68ee2 mixed with black

  1. a68ee2
  2. 907bc4
  3. 7a68a8
  4. 65568c
  5. 514471
  6. 3e3457
  7. 2b243e
  8. 1a1527
  9. 0a0712
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a68ee2 with less saturation

  1. a68ee2
  2. a590dc
  3. a492d5
  4. a394ce
  5. a396c8
  6. a297c1
  7. a199ba
  8. a09bb4
  9. a09cad
  10. 9f9da6