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#b48aba color: Violet Whimsy

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293°
100%

OKLCH

68.9%
0.084
322°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • 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 #b48aba

#b48aba is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 68.9% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 322°.

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.

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Lighter: #b48aba mixed with white

  1. b48aba
  2. bc95c1
  3. c3a1c8
  4. cbaccf
  5. d2b8d6
  6. dac4dd
  7. e1cfe3
  8. e9dbea
  9. f0e7f1
  10. f8f3f8

Darker: #b48aba mixed with black

  1. b48aba
  2. 9c77a1
  3. 856589
  4. 6e5372
  5. 58425c
  6. 443246
  7. 302232
  8. 1d141e
  9. 0c070d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b48aba with less saturation

  1. b48aba
  2. b28cb7
  3. af8eb4
  4. ad90b1
  5. aa91ae
  6. a893ab
  7. a595a8
  8. a396a5
  9. a098a1
  10. 9e999e