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#b293c8 color: Cut Velvet

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275°
100%

OKLCH

71%
0.083
311°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.66:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.90:1 · AALc 52

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About #b293c8

#b293c8 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cut Velvet (#b391c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #b293c8 mixed with white

  1. b293c8
  2. ba9ece
  3. c1a8d3
  4. c9b3d9
  5. d0bdde
  6. d8c8e4
  7. e0d3e9
  8. e8deef
  9. efe9f4
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b293c8 mixed with black

  1. b293c8
  2. 9a7fae
  3. 836c94
  4. 6d597b
  5. 574763
  6. 43364c
  7. 2f2536
  8. 1d1621
  9. 0c080f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b293c8 with less saturation

  1. b293c8
  2. b095c4
  3. af96c0
  4. ad98bd
  5. ab99b9
  6. aa9bb5
  7. a89cb1
  8. a69dad
  9. a59fa9
  10. a3a0a5