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#b492cd color: Cut Velvet

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275°
100%

OKLCH

71.2%
0.092
310°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.65:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.93:1 · AALc 53

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About #b492cd

#b492cd is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.65:1 contrast and black text 7.93:1, 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: #b492cd mixed with white

  1. b492cd
  2. bb9dd2
  3. c3a7d7
  4. cab2dc
  5. d2bde2
  6. d9c8e7
  7. e1d3ec
  8. e8def0
  9. f0e9f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b492cd mixed with black

  1. b492cd
  2. 9c7eb2
  3. 856b98
  4. 6e587e
  5. 584666
  6. 44354e
  7. 302538
  8. 1d1623
  9. 0c080f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b492cd with less saturation

  1. b492cd
  2. b294c9
  3. b096c5
  4. af97c0
  5. ad99bc
  6. ab9bb8
  7. a99cb4
  8. a79eaf
  9. a69fab
  10. a4a0a6