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#b28aba color: Violet Whimsy

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290°
100%

OKLCH

68.7%
0.082
321°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.90:1 · Below AALc -61
Black text7.24:1 · AALc 49

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About #b28aba

#b28aba is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 68.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.9:1 contrast and black text 7.24:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Whimsy (#b48bb8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #b28aba mixed with white

  1. b28aba
  2. ba95c1
  3. c1a1c8
  4. c9accf
  5. d1b8d6
  6. d8c3dd
  7. e0cfe3
  8. e8dbea
  9. f0e7f1
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #b28aba mixed with black

  1. b28aba
  2. 9a77a1
  3. 836589
  4. 6d5372
  5. 57425c
  6. 433246
  7. 2f2232
  8. 1d141e
  9. 0c070d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b28aba with less saturation

  1. b28aba
  2. b08cb7
  3. ae8eb4
  4. ab8fb1
  5. a991ae
  6. a793aa
  7. a494a7
  8. a296a4
  9. 9f97a1
  10. 9d999e