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#b88cba color: Violet Whimsy

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297°
100%

OKLCH

69.7%
0.082
325°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.80:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.50:1 · AALc 50

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About #b88cba

#b88cba is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.5:1, 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: #b88cba mixed with white

  1. b88cba
  2. bf97c1
  3. c6a2c8
  4. cdaecf
  5. d5b9d6
  6. dcc5dc
  7. e3d0e3
  8. eadcea
  9. f1e7f1
  10. f8f3f8

Darker: #b88cba mixed with black

  1. b88cba
  2. a079a1
  3. 886789
  4. 715572
  5. 5b435c
  6. 453346
  7. 312332
  8. 1e141e
  9. 0c070d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b88cba with less saturation

  1. b88cba
  2. b58eb7
  3. b390b4
  4. b092b2
  5. ae93af
  6. ab95ac
  7. a897a9
  8. a699a6
  9. a39aa3
  10. a09ca0