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#b595cd color: Cut Velvet

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274°
100%

OKLCH

71.8%
0.087
310°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.58:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text8.15:1 · AALc 54

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About #b595cd

#b595cd is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.15:1, 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: #b595cd mixed with white

  1. b595cd
  2. bc9fd2
  3. c4aad7
  4. cbb4dc
  5. d2bfe1
  6. dac9e7
  7. e1d4eb
  8. e8dff0
  9. f0e9f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b595cd mixed with black

  1. b595cd
  2. 9d81b2
  3. 866d98
  4. 6f5a7e
  5. 594866
  6. 44374e
  7. 302638
  8. 1d1623
  9. 0c080f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b595cd with less saturation

  1. b595cd
  2. b397c9
  3. b298c5
  4. b09ac1
  5. ae9bbd
  6. ad9db9
  7. ab9eb5
  8. a9a0b1
  9. a7a1ac
  10. a6a3a8