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#b596cb color: Cut Velvet

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275°
100%

OKLCH

71.9%
0.083
311°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.56:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.19:1 · AALc 54

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About #b596cb

#b596cb is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.56:1 contrast and black text 8.19:1, 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: #b596cb mixed with white

  1. b596cb
  2. bca0d0
  3. c4abd6
  4. cbb5db
  5. d2bfe0
  6. dacae5
  7. e1d4eb
  8. e8dff0
  9. f0eaf5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #b596cb mixed with black

  1. b596cb
  2. 9d82b0
  3. 866e96
  4. 6f5b7d
  5. 594965
  6. 44374d
  7. 302637
  8. 1d1622
  9. 0c080f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b596cb with less saturation

  1. b596cb
  2. b398c7
  3. b299c3
  4. b09bc0
  5. ae9cbc
  6. ad9eb8
  7. ab9fb4
  8. a9a0b0
  9. a8a2ac
  10. a6a3a8