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#b199de color: Violet Velvet

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261°
100%

OKLCH

72.9%
0.101
300°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • indigo-300
  • Black 13%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.48:1 · Below AALc -54
Black text8.48:1 · AALc 55

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About #b199de

#b199de is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.9% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.48:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#b19cd9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b199de mixed with white

  1. b199de
  2. b8a3e2
  3. c0ade5
  4. c8b7e9
  5. cfc1ec
  6. d7ccf0
  7. dfd6f3
  8. e7e0f6
  9. efeaf9
  10. f7f5fc

Darker: #b199de mixed with black

  1. b199de
  2. 9984c1
  3. 8370a5
  4. 6c5d89
  5. 574a6f
  6. 423855
  7. 2f273d
  8. 1c1726
  9. 0c0812
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b199de with less saturation

  1. b199de
  2. b09bd9
  3. af9cd3
  4. ae9ece
  5. ad9fc9
  6. aca1c3
  7. aba2be
  8. aaa4b8
  9. a9a5b3
  10. a8a6ad