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#b8a7be color: Velour

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284°
100%

OKLCH

75%
0.038
317°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 25%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.26:1 · Below AALc -49
Black text9.31:1 · AALc 59

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About #b8a7be

#b8a7be is a dusty light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.038 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Velour (#baa7bf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #b8a7be mixed with white

  1. b8a7be
  2. bfb0c4
  3. c6b8cb
  4. cdc1d1
  5. d4c9d8
  6. dbd2de
  7. e2dbe5
  8. e9e4eb
  9. f1edf2
  10. f8f6f8

Darker: #b8a7be mixed with black

  1. b8a7be
  2. a091a5
  3. 887b8c
  4. 716675
  5. 5b525e
  6. 453e48
  7. 312c33
  8. 1e1a1f
  9. 0c0a0d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b8a7be with less saturation

  1. b8a7be
  2. b7a8bc
  3. b6a8bb
  4. b5a9b9
  5. b4aab8
  6. b3aab6
  7. b2abb4
  8. b1acb3
  9. b0acb1
  10. afadaf