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#b295ca color: Cut Velvet

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273°
100%

OKLCH

71.4%
0.082
309°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 21%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.61:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text8.04:1 · AALc 53

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About #b295ca

#b295ca is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.04:1, 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: #b295ca mixed with white

  1. b295ca
  2. ba9fcf
  3. c1aad5
  4. c9b4da
  5. d0bfe0
  6. d8c9e5
  7. e0d4ea
  8. e7dfef
  9. efe9f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b295ca mixed with black

  1. b295ca
  2. 9a81af
  3. 836d95
  4. 6d5a7c
  5. 574864
  6. 43374d
  7. 2f2637
  8. 1d1622
  9. 0c080f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b295ca with less saturation

  1. b295ca
  2. b097c6
  3. af98c2
  4. ad99be
  5. ac9bbb
  6. aa9cb7
  7. a99eb3
  8. a79faf
  9. a6a0ab
  10. a4a1a7