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#b38bbc color: Violet Whimsy

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289°
100%

OKLCH

69.1%
0.083
320°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 26%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.86:1 · Below AALc -60
Black text7.34:1 · AALc 49

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About #b38bbc

#b38bbc is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.86:1 contrast and black text 7.34:1, 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: #b38bbc mixed with white

  1. b38bbc
  2. bb96c3
  3. c2a2c9
  4. caadd0
  5. d1b8d7
  6. d9c4de
  7. e1d0e4
  8. e8dbeb
  9. f0e7f2
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #b38bbc mixed with black

  1. b38bbc
  2. 9b78a3
  3. 84668b
  4. 6e5473
  5. 58435d
  6. 433247
  7. 2f2332
  8. 1d141f
  9. 0c070d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #b38bbc with less saturation

  1. b38bbc
  2. b18db9
  3. af8fb6
  4. ac90b2
  5. aa92af
  6. a894ac
  7. a595a9
  8. a397a5
  9. a098a2
  10. 9e9a9f