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#b896ce color: Amethyst Show

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276°
100%

OKLCH

72.3%
0.088
312°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 19%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.53:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.29:1 · AALc 54

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About #b896ce

#b896ce is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.29:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst Show (#bd97cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #b896ce mixed with white

  1. b896ce
  2. bfa0d3
  3. c6abd8
  4. cdb5dd
  5. d4bfe2
  6. dbcae7
  7. e2d4ec
  8. e9dff1
  9. f1eaf6
  10. f8f4fa

Darker: #b896ce mixed with black

  1. b896ce
  2. a082b3
  3. 886e98
  4. 715b7f
  5. 5b4966
  6. 45374e
  7. 312638
  8. 1e1623
  9. 0c080f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b896ce with less saturation

  1. b896ce
  2. b698ca
  3. b499c6
  4. b39bc2
  5. b19dbe
  6. af9eba
  7. ada0b6
  8. aba1b2
  9. a9a3ae
  10. a7a4aa