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#bb8bb6 color: Violet Whimsy

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306°
100%

OKLCH

69.7%
0.082
330°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.81:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.48:1 · AALc 50

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About #bb8bb6

#bb8bb6 is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.81:1 contrast and black text 7.48:1, 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: #bb8bb6 mixed with white

  1. bb8bb6
  2. c296bd
  3. c9a2c4
  4. d0adcc
  5. d7b9d3
  6. ddc4da
  7. e4d0e2
  8. ebdbe9
  9. f2e7f0
  10. f8f3f8

Darker: #bb8bb6 mixed with black

  1. bb8bb6
  2. a2789e
  3. 8a6686
  4. 73546f
  5. 5c4359
  6. 463244
  7. 322330
  8. 1f141d
  9. 0d070c
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bb8bb6 with less saturation

  1. bb8bb6
  2. b88db4
  3. b58fb1
  4. b391af
  5. b093ac
  6. ad95aa
  7. aa96a7
  8. a798a5
  9. a49aa2
  10. a09ca0