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#b48cbb color: Violet Whimsy

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291°
100%

OKLCH

69.4%
0.081
321°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.83:1 · Below AALc -60
Black text7.41:1 · AALc 50

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About #b48cbb

#b48cbb is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.83:1 contrast and black text 7.41:1, 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: #b48cbb mixed with white

  1. b48cbb
  2. bb97c2
  3. c3a2c9
  4. caaecf
  5. d2b9d6
  6. d9c5dd
  7. e1d0e4
  8. e8dceb
  9. f0e7f1
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #b48cbb mixed with black

  1. b48cbb
  2. 9c79a2
  3. 85678a
  4. 6e5573
  5. 58435c
  6. 443346
  7. 302332
  8. 1d141f
  9. 0c070d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b48cbb with less saturation

  1. b48cbb
  2. b28eb8
  3. af90b5
  4. ad91b2
  5. ab93af
  6. a895ac
  7. a696a9
  8. a498a6
  9. a199a3
  10. 9f9b9f