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#b995c8 color: Sheer Lilac

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282°
100%

OKLCH

72%
0.083
316°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 22%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.56:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.20:1 · AALc 54

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About #b995c8

#b995c8 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.56:1 contrast and black text 8.2:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sheer Lilac (#b793c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #b995c8 mixed with white

  1. b995c8
  2. c09fce
  3. c7aad3
  4. ceb4d9
  5. d5bfde
  6. dcc9e4
  7. e3d4e9
  8. eadfef
  9. f1e9f4
  10. f8f4fa

Darker: #b995c8 mixed with black

  1. b995c8
  2. a081ae
  3. 896d94
  4. 715a7b
  5. 5b4863
  6. 46374c
  7. 312636
  8. 1e1621
  9. 0d080f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b995c8 with less saturation

  1. b995c8
  2. b797c5
  3. b598c1
  4. b39abe
  5. b19cba
  6. af9db7
  7. ad9fb3
  8. aba0af
  9. a9a2ac
  10. a7a3a8