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#cd8be1 color: Blush Essence

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286°
100%

OKLCH

73.3%
0.139
318°
  • ≈ Orchid
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • purple-400
  • Black 12%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.51:1 · Below AALc -54
Black text8.38:1 · AALc 55

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About #cd8be1

#cd8be1 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 318°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blush Essence (#cc88dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #cd8be1 mixed with white

  1. cd8be1
  2. d297e4
  3. d8a3e8
  4. ddaeeb
  5. e2baee
  6. e7c5f1
  7. ecd1f4
  8. f1dcf7
  9. f6e8fa
  10. faf3fc

Darker: #cd8be1 mixed with black

  1. cd8be1
  2. b278c4
  3. 9866a7
  4. 7e548b
  5. 664370
  6. 4e3256
  7. 38233e
  8. 231427
  9. 0f0712
  10. 020102

Calmer: #cd8be1 with less saturation

  1. cd8be1
  2. ca8fdc
  3. c692d6
  4. c395d1
  5. bf98cb
  6. bb9bc5
  7. b89ec0
  8. b4a1ba
  9. b0a3b4
  10. aca6ae