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#b8a8bf color: Velour

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282°
100%

OKLCH

75.2%
0.037
316°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 25%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.24:1 · Below AALc -49
Black text9.39:1 · AALc 60

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About #b8a8bf

#b8a8bf is a dusty light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.037 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.39:1, 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: #b8a8bf mixed with white

  1. b8a8bf
  2. bfb0c5
  3. c6b9cc
  4. cdc1d2
  5. d4cad8
  6. dbd3df
  7. e2dbe5
  8. e9e4ec
  9. f1edf2
  10. f8f6f8

Darker: #b8a8bf mixed with black

  1. b8a8bf
  2. a092a6
  3. 887c8d
  4. 716775
  5. 5b525e
  6. 453f48
  7. 312c33
  8. 1e1a1f
  9. 0c0a0d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b8a8bf with less saturation

  1. b8a8bf
  2. b7a9bd
  3. b6a9bc
  4. b5aaba
  5. b4abb8
  6. b3abb7
  7. b2acb5
  8. b1adb4
  9. b0adb2
  10. afaeb0