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#b8aee2 color: Purple Hibiscus

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252°
100%

OKLCH

77.7%
0.074
293°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.06:1 · Below AALc -45
Black text10.19:1 · AALc 64

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About #b8aee2

#b8aee2 is a dusty light violet color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.19:1, 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: #b8aee2 mixed with white

  1. b8aee2
  2. bfb6e5
  3. c6bee8
  4. cdc6eb
  5. d4ceee
  6. dbd6f1
  7. e2def4
  8. e9e6f7
  9. f0effa
  10. f8f7fc

Darker: #b8aee2 mixed with black

  1. b8aee2
  2. a097c4
  3. 8880a8
  4. 716a8c
  5. 5b5571
  6. 454157
  7. 312e3e
  8. 1e1c27
  9. 0c0b12
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b8aee2 with less saturation

  1. b8aee2
  2. b8afde
  3. b8b0d9
  4. b7b1d5
  5. b7b2d1
  6. b7b2cd
  7. b7b3c8
  8. b7b4c4
  9. b6b5bf
  10. b6b6bb