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#b28cb2 color: Violet Whimsy

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300°
100%

OKLCH

68.8%
0.070
326°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 30%

Looks the same on every screen.

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

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About #b28cb2

#b28cb2 is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 68.8% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 326°.

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: #b28cb2 mixed with white

  1. b28cb2
  2. ba97ba
  3. c1a2c1
  4. c9aec9
  5. d1b9d0
  6. d8c4d8
  7. e0d0e0
  8. e8dce8
  9. f0e7ef
  10. f7f3f7

Darker: #b28cb2 mixed with black

  1. b28cb2
  2. 9a799a
  3. 836783
  4. 6d556d
  5. 574357
  6. 433343
  7. 2f232f
  8. 1d141d
  9. 0c070c
  10. 010101

Calmer: #b28cb2 with less saturation

  1. b28cb2
  2. b08eb0
  3. ae8fad
  4. ab91ab
  5. a992a9
  6. a794a6
  7. a495a4
  8. a296a2
  9. a0989f
  10. 9d999d