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#b295cd color: Cut Velvet

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271°
100%

OKLCH

71.6%
0.086
308°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.60:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text8.07:1 · AALc 53

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About #b295cd

#b295cd is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.07:1, 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: #b295cd mixed with white

  1. b295cd
  2. b99fd2
  3. c1aad7
  4. c9b4dc
  5. d0bfe2
  6. d8c9e7
  7. e0d4ec
  8. e7dff0
  9. efe9f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b295cd mixed with black

  1. b295cd
  2. 9a81b2
  3. 836d98
  4. 6d5a7e
  5. 574866
  6. 43374e
  7. 2f2638
  8. 1d1623
  9. 0c080f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b295cd with less saturation

  1. b295cd
  2. b197c9
  3. af98c5
  4. ae9ac1
  5. ac9bbd
  6. ab9db8
  7. a99eb4
  8. a89fb0
  9. a6a1ac
  10. a5a2a7