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#b28bb9 color: Violet Whimsy

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291°
100%

OKLCH

68.9%
0.079
321°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.88:1 · Below AALc -60
Black text7.29:1 · AALc 49

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About #b28bb9

#b28bb9 is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 68.9% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.88:1 contrast and black text 7.29:1, 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: #b28bb9 mixed with white

  1. b28bb9
  2. ba96c0
  3. c1a2c7
  4. c9adce
  5. d1b8d5
  6. d8c4dc
  7. e0d0e3
  8. e8dbea
  9. f0e7f1
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #b28bb9 mixed with black

  1. b28bb9
  2. 9a78a0
  3. 836689
  4. 6d5471
  5. 57435b
  6. 433246
  7. 2f2331
  8. 1d141e
  9. 0c070d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b28bb9 with less saturation

  1. b28bb9
  2. b08db6
  3. ae8eb3
  4. ab90b0
  5. a992ad
  6. a793aa
  7. a495a7
  8. a296a4
  9. a098a1
  10. 9d999e