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#b396cb color: Cut Velvet

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273°
100%

OKLCH

71.8%
0.082
309°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.58:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text8.14:1 · AALc 54

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About #b396cb

#b396cb is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.14:1, 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: #b396cb mixed with white

  1. b396cb
  2. baa0d0
  3. c2abd6
  4. c9b5db
  5. d1bfe0
  6. d8cae5
  7. e0d4eb
  8. e8dff0
  9. efeaf5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b396cb mixed with black

  1. b396cb
  2. 9b82b0
  3. 846e96
  4. 6e5b7d
  5. 584965
  6. 43374d
  7. 2f2637
  8. 1d1622
  9. 0c080f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b396cb with less saturation

  1. b396cb
  2. b198c7
  3. b099c3
  4. ae9abf
  5. ad9cbc
  6. ab9db8
  7. aa9fb4
  8. a8a0b0
  9. a7a1ac
  10. a5a2a8