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#b38bb9 color: Violet Whimsy

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292°
100%

OKLCH

69%
0.080
322°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

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

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About #b38bb9

#b38bb9 is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 322°.

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.

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Lighter: #b38bb9 mixed with white

  1. b38bb9
  2. bb96c0
  3. c2a2c7
  4. caadce
  5. d1b8d5
  6. d9c4dc
  7. e1d0e3
  8. e8dbea
  9. f0e7f1
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #b38bb9 mixed with black

  1. b38bb9
  2. 9b78a0
  3. 846689
  4. 6e5471
  5. 58435b
  6. 433246
  7. 2f2331
  8. 1d141e
  9. 0c070d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b38bb9 with less saturation

  1. b38bb9
  2. b18db6
  3. ae8fb3
  4. ac90b0
  5. aa92ad
  6. a794aa
  7. a595a7
  8. a397a4
  9. a098a1
  10. 9e9a9e