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#b889e2 color: Luminous Lavender

#b889e2 is rgb(184, 137, 226) in RGB and oklch(70.895% 0.13486 307.574) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

70.9%
0.135
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #b889e2

#b889e2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.72:1 contrast and black text 7.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Luminous Lavender (#bf8fe5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #b889e2 mixed with white

  1. b889e2
  2. bf95e5
  3. c6a1e9
  4. cdadec
  5. d4b8ef
  6. dbc4f2
  7. e2d0f5
  8. e9dcf8
  9. f1e7fa
  10. f8f3fd

Darker: #b889e2 mixed with black

  1. b889e2
  2. a076c4
  3. 8864a8
  4. 71538c
  5. 5b4271
  6. 453157
  7. 31223e
  8. 1e1427
  9. 0c0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b889e2 with less saturation

  1. b889e2
  2. b68cdc
  3. b38fd5
  4. b191cf
  5. af94c9
  6. ad96c2
  7. aa99bc
  8. a89bb5
  9. a69daf
  10. a39fa8

Questions about #b889e2

What color is #b889e2?

#b889e2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(184, 137, 226), in HSL hsl(271.69, 60.54%, 71.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.895% 0.13486 307.574).

What colors go well with #b889e2?

The complementary color of #b889e2 is #89b14e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d98f4 and #d67ebf. The triadic partners are #d88f35 and #00bbb0.

Is white or black text more readable on #b889e2?

Black text reads better on #b889e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and black gives 7.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b889e2 a warm or cool color?

#b889e2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.135.