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#b8a9be color: Velour

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283°
100%

OKLCH

75.4%
0.034
316°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 25%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.22:1 · Below AALc -49
Black text9.46:1 · AALc 60

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About #b8a9be

#b8a9be is a dusty light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.034 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.46:1, 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: #b8a9be mixed with white

  1. b8a9be
  2. bfb1c4
  3. c6bacb
  4. cdc2d1
  5. d4cbd8
  6. dbd3de
  7. e2dce5
  8. e9e5eb
  9. f0edf2
  10. f8f6f8

Darker: #b8a9be mixed with black

  1. b8a9be
  2. a092a5
  3. 887c8c
  4. 716775
  5. 5b535e
  6. 453f48
  7. 312c33
  8. 1e1b1f
  9. 0c0a0d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b8a9be with less saturation

  1. b8a9be
  2. b7aabd
  3. b6aabb
  4. b5abba
  5. b4abb8
  6. b4acb7
  7. b3adb5
  8. b2adb4
  9. b1aeb2
  10. b0aeb1