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#bb8bb4 color: Violet Whimsy

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309°
100%

OKLCH

69.6%
0.080
331°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.81:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.47:1 · AALc 50

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About #bb8bb4

#bb8bb4 is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.6% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 331°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.81:1 contrast and black text 7.47:1, 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: #bb8bb4 mixed with white

  1. bb8bb4
  2. c296bb
  3. c9a2c3
  4. d0adca
  5. d7b8d2
  6. ddc4d9
  7. e4d0e1
  8. ebdbe8
  9. f2e7f0
  10. f8f3f7

Darker: #bb8bb4 mixed with black

  1. bb8bb4
  2. a2789c
  3. 8a6685
  4. 73546e
  5. 5c4358
  6. 463244
  7. 322330
  8. 1f141d
  9. 0d070c
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bb8bb4 with less saturation

  1. bb8bb4
  2. b88db2
  3. b58fb0
  4. b391ad
  5. b093ab
  6. ad94a9
  7. aa96a6
  8. a798a4
  9. a39aa2
  10. a09b9f