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#b294c8 color: Cut Velvet

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275°
100%

OKLCH

71.2%
0.081
311°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.64:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.96:1 · AALc 53

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About #b294c8

#b294c8 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.96:1, 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: #b294c8 mixed with white

  1. b294c8
  2. ba9ece
  3. c1a9d3
  4. c9b3d9
  5. d0bede
  6. d8c9e4
  7. e0d3e9
  8. e7deef
  9. efe9f4
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b294c8 mixed with black

  1. b294c8
  2. 9a80ae
  3. 836d94
  4. 6d5a7b
  5. 574863
  6. 43364c
  7. 2f2636
  8. 1d1621
  9. 0c080f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b294c8 with less saturation

  1. b294c8
  2. b096c4
  3. af97c1
  4. ad99bd
  5. ac9ab9
  6. aa9bb5
  7. a89db1
  8. a79eae
  9. a59faa
  10. a3a1a6