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#b8a8bd color: Velour

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286°
100%

OKLCH

75.2%
0.035
318°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 26%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.24:1 · Below AALc -49
Black text9.37:1 · AALc 60

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About #b8a8bd

#b8a8bd is a dusty light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.035 chroma and a hue of 318°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Velour (#baa7bf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #b8a8bd mixed with white

  1. b8a8bd
  2. bfb0c3
  3. c6b9ca
  4. cdc1d1
  5. d4cad7
  6. dbd3de
  7. e2dbe4
  8. e9e4eb
  9. f1edf2
  10. f8f6f8

Darker: #b8a8bd mixed with black

  1. b8a8bd
  2. a092a4
  3. 887c8c
  4. 716774
  5. 5b525d
  6. 453f47
  7. 312c33
  8. 1e1a1f
  9. 0c0a0d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b8a8bd with less saturation

  1. b8a8bd
  2. b7a9bc
  3. b6a9ba
  4. b5aab9
  5. b4abb7
  6. b3abb6
  7. b2acb4
  8. b1acb3
  9. b0adb1
  10. afaeb0