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#b68cb8 color: Violet Whimsy

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297°
100%

OKLCH

69.4%
0.079
325°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 28%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.83:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.43:1 · AALc 50

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About #b68cb8

#b68cb8 is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.83:1 contrast and black text 7.43:1, 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: #b68cb8 mixed with white

  1. b68cb8
  2. bd97bf
  3. c5a2c6
  4. ccaecd
  5. d3b9d4
  6. dbc5db
  7. e2d0e2
  8. e9dcea
  9. f0e7f1
  10. f8f3f8

Darker: #b68cb8 mixed with black

  1. b68cb8
  2. 9e79a0
  3. 866788
  4. 6f5571
  5. 59435b
  6. 443345
  7. 302331
  8. 1d141e
  9. 0c070c
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b68cb8 with less saturation

  1. b68cb8
  2. b48eb5
  3. b190b3
  4. af91b0
  5. ac93ad
  6. aa95aa
  7. a796a8
  8. a598a5
  9. a299a2
  10. 9f9b9f