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#b296ca color: Cut Velvet

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272°
100%

OKLCH

71.6%
0.080
309°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 21%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.59:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text8.11:1 · AALc 53

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About #b296ca

#b296ca is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.11:1, 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: #b296ca mixed with white

  1. b296ca
  2. b9a0cf
  3. c1abd5
  4. c9b5da
  5. d0bfe0
  6. d8cae5
  7. e0d4ea
  8. e7dfef
  9. efeaf5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b296ca mixed with black

  1. b296ca
  2. 9a82af
  3. 836e95
  4. 6d5b7c
  5. 574964
  6. 43374d
  7. 2f2637
  8. 1d1622
  9. 0c080f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b296ca with less saturation

  1. b296ca
  2. b197c6
  3. af99c2
  4. ae9abf
  5. ac9cbb
  6. ab9db7
  7. a99eb3
  8. a8a0af
  9. a6a1ab
  10. a5a2a7