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#ae8cd2 color: Middy’s Purple

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269°
100%

OKLCH

69.7%
0.106
306°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • violet-400
  • Black 18%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.81:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.48:1 · AALc 50

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About #ae8cd2

#ae8cd2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.81:1 contrast and black text 7.48:1, so black text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #ae8cd2 mixed with white

  1. ae8cd2
  2. b697d7
  3. bea3dc
  4. c6aee0
  5. cebae5
  6. d6c5ea
  7. ded0ee
  8. e6dcf2
  9. eee8f7
  10. f7f3fb

Darker: #ae8cd2 mixed with black

  1. ae8cd2
  2. 9779b6
  3. 80679b
  4. 6a5581
  5. 554368
  6. 413350
  7. 2e2339
  8. 1c1424
  9. 0b0710
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ae8cd2 with less saturation

  1. ae8cd2
  2. ac8ecd
  3. ab90c8
  4. a992c3
  5. a794be
  6. a696b8
  7. a497b3
  8. a299ae
  9. a19aa8
  10. 9f9ca3