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#b591cb color: Cut Velvet

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Read as HEX

277°
100%

OKLCH

71%
0.091
312°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.67:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.88:1 · AALc 52

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About #b591cb

#b591cb is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.67:1 contrast and black text 7.88:1, 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: #b591cb mixed with white

  1. b591cb
  2. bc9cd0
  3. c4a7d6
  4. cbb1db
  5. d2bce0
  6. dac7e6
  7. e1d2eb
  8. e9ddf0
  9. f0e9f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b591cb mixed with black

  1. b591cb
  2. 9d7db0
  3. 866a96
  4. 6f587d
  5. 594665
  6. 44354d
  7. 302537
  8. 1d1522
  9. 0c070f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b591cb with less saturation

  1. b591cb
  2. b393c7
  3. b195c3
  4. af96bf
  5. ad98bb
  6. ab9ab7
  7. a99bb2
  8. a79dae
  9. a59eaa
  10. a3a0a6