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#b491c8 color: Cut Velvet

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278°
100%

OKLCH

70.8%
0.087
313°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.68:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.82:1 · AALc 52

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About #b491c8

#b491c8 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.68:1 contrast and black text 7.82:1, 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: #b491c8 mixed with white

  1. b491c8
  2. bb9cce
  3. c3a7d3
  4. cab1d9
  5. d2bcde
  6. d9c7e4
  7. e1d2e9
  8. e8ddef
  9. f0e8f4
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b491c8 mixed with black

  1. b491c8
  2. 9c7dae
  3. 856a94
  4. 6e587b
  5. 584663
  6. 44354c
  7. 302536
  8. 1d1521
  9. 0c070f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b491c8 with less saturation

  1. b491c8
  2. b293c4
  3. b094c0
  4. ae96bd
  5. ac98b9
  6. ab99b5
  7. a99bb1
  8. a79cad
  9. a59ea9
  10. a39fa5