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#b8ade2 color: Purple Hibiscus

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252°
100%

OKLCH

77.5%
0.076
294°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.08:1 · Below AALc -45
Black text10.11:1 · AALc 63

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About #b8ade2

#b8ade2 is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 77.5% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Hibiscus (#b6add8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b8ade2 mixed with white

  1. b8ade2
  2. bfb5e5
  3. c6bde8
  4. cdc5eb
  5. d4cdee
  6. dbd6f1
  7. e2def4
  8. e9e6f7
  9. f0eefa
  10. f8f7fc

Darker: #b8ade2 mixed with black

  1. b8ade2
  2. a096c4
  3. 887fa8
  4. 716a8c
  5. 5b5571
  6. 454157
  7. 312d3e
  8. 1e1b27
  9. 0c0b12
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b8ade2 with less saturation

  1. b8ade2
  2. b8aede
  3. b7afd9
  4. b7b0d5
  5. b7b1d1
  6. b7b2cc
  7. b6b3c8
  8. b6b3c3
  9. b6b4bf
  10. b6b5ba