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#b590cd color: Cut Velvet

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276°
100%

OKLCH

70.9%
0.096
312°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.68:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.84:1 · AALc 52

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About #b590cd

#b590cd is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.68:1 contrast and black text 7.84:1, 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: #b590cd mixed with white

  1. b590cd
  2. bc9bd2
  3. c4a6d7
  4. cbb1dd
  5. d2bce2
  6. dac7e7
  7. e1d2ec
  8. e9ddf1
  9. f0e8f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b590cd mixed with black

  1. b590cd
  2. 9d7db2
  3. 866a98
  4. 6f577e
  5. 594566
  6. 44344e
  7. 302438
  8. 1d1523
  9. 0c070f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b590cd with less saturation

  1. b590cd
  2. b392c9
  3. b194c4
  4. af96c0
  5. ad97bc
  6. ab99b7
  7. a99bb3
  8. a79caf
  9. a59eaa
  10. a3a0a6