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#b591c8 color: Cut Velvet

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279°
100%

OKLCH

70.9%
0.088
314°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.68:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.85:1 · AALc 52

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About #b591c8

#b591c8 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.68:1 contrast and black text 7.85:1, 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: #b591c8 mixed with white

  1. b591c8
  2. bc9cce
  3. c4a7d3
  4. cbb1d9
  5. d2bcde
  6. dac7e4
  7. e1d2e9
  8. e9ddef
  9. f0e9f4
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b591c8 mixed with black

  1. b591c8
  2. 9d7dae
  3. 866a94
  4. 6f587b
  5. 594663
  6. 44354c
  7. 302536
  8. 1d1521
  9. 0c070f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b591c8 with less saturation

  1. b591c8
  2. b393c4
  3. b195c0
  4. af96bd
  5. ad98b9
  6. ab9ab5
  7. a99bb1
  8. a79dad
  9. a59ea9
  10. a3a0a5