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#b288ba color: African Violet

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290°
100%

OKLCH

68.4%
0.086
321°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.95:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.12:1 · AALc 48

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About #b288ba

#b288ba is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.95:1 contrast and black text 7.12:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is African Violet (#b085b7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #b288ba mixed with white

  1. b288ba
  2. ba94c1
  3. c19fc8
  4. c9abcf
  5. d1b7d6
  6. d8c2dd
  7. e0cee3
  8. e8daea
  9. f0e7f1
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #b288ba mixed with black

  1. b288ba
  2. 9a75a1
  3. 836389
  4. 6d5272
  5. 57415c
  6. 433146
  7. 2f2232
  8. 1d131e
  9. 0c060d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b288ba with less saturation

  1. b288ba
  2. b08ab7
  3. ad8cb4
  4. ab8eb0
  5. a88fad
  6. a691aa
  7. a493a7
  8. a195a3
  9. 9e96a0
  10. 9c989d