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#b28cb5 color: Violet Whimsy

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296°
100%

OKLCH

68.9%
0.073
324°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 29%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.87:1 · Below AALc -60
Black text7.31:1 · AALc 49

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About #b28cb5

#b28cb5 is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 68.9% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.87:1 contrast and black text 7.31:1, 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: #b28cb5 mixed with white

  1. b28cb5
  2. ba97bc
  3. c1a2c4
  4. c9aecb
  5. d1b9d2
  6. d8c4da
  7. e0d0e1
  8. e8dce9
  9. f0e7f0
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #b28cb5 mixed with black

  1. b28cb5
  2. 9a799d
  3. 836786
  4. 6d556f
  5. 574359
  6. 433344
  7. 2f2330
  8. 1d141d
  9. 0c070c
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b28cb5 with less saturation

  1. b28cb5
  2. b08eb2
  3. ae8fb0
  4. ab91ad
  5. a992ab
  6. a794a8
  7. a595a6
  8. a297a3
  9. a098a0
  10. 9d9a9e