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#bb8cb9 color: Violet Whimsy

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303°
100%

OKLCH

70%
0.084
328°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 27%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.78:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.56:1 · AALc 51

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About #bb8cb9

#bb8cb9 is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.78:1 contrast and black text 7.56:1, 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: #bb8cb9 mixed with white

  1. bb8cb9
  2. c297c0
  3. c9a2c7
  4. d0aece
  5. d7b9d5
  6. ddc5dc
  7. e4d0e3
  8. ebdcea
  9. f2e7f1
  10. f8f3f8

Darker: #bb8cb9 mixed with black

  1. bb8cb9
  2. a279a0
  3. 8a6789
  4. 735571
  5. 5c435b
  6. 463346
  7. 322331
  8. 1f141e
  9. 0d070d
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bb8cb9 with less saturation

  1. bb8cb9
  2. b88eb6
  3. b690b4
  4. b392b1
  5. b094ae
  6. ad96ac
  7. aa97a9
  8. a799a6
  9. a49ba4
  10. a19da1