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#bc8bb6 color: Violet Whimsy

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307°
100%

OKLCH

69.8%
0.083
331°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 26%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.80:1 · Below AALc -59
Black text7.51:1 · AALc 50

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About #bc8bb6

#bc8bb6 is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.8% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 331°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.51:1, 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: #bc8bb6 mixed with white

  1. bc8bb6
  2. c396bd
  3. caa2c4
  4. d1adcc
  5. d7b9d3
  6. dec4da
  7. e5d0e2
  8. ebdbe9
  9. f2e7f0
  10. f8f3f8

Darker: #bc8bb6 mixed with black

  1. bc8bb6
  2. a3789e
  3. 8b6686
  4. 73546f
  5. 5d4359
  6. 473244
  7. 322330
  8. 1f141d
  9. 0d070c
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bc8bb6 with less saturation

  1. bc8bb6
  2. b98db4
  3. b68fb1
  4. b391af
  5. b093ac
  6. ad95aa
  7. aa97a8
  8. a798a5
  9. a49aa3
  10. a19ca0