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#b495cc color: Cut Velvet

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Read as HEX

274°
100%

OKLCH

71.7%
0.085
310°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

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

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About #b495cc

#b495cc is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 310°.

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: #b495cc mixed with white

  1. b495cc
  2. bb9fd1
  3. c3aad7
  4. cab4dc
  5. d2bfe1
  6. d9c9e6
  7. e1d4eb
  8. e8dff0
  9. f0e9f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b495cc mixed with black

  1. b495cc
  2. 9c81b1
  3. 856d97
  4. 6e5a7e
  5. 584865
  6. 44374e
  7. 302637
  8. 1d1622
  9. 0c080f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b495cc with less saturation

  1. b495cc
  2. b297c8
  3. b198c4
  4. af9ac0
  5. ad9bbc
  6. ac9db8
  7. aa9eb4
  8. a8a0b0
  9. a7a1ac
  10. a5a2a8