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#b89ef8 color: Bright light violet

#b89ef8 is rgb(184, 158, 248) in RGB and oklch(75.647% 0.12897 296.481) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

75.6%
0.129
296°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 3%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #b89ef8

#b89ef8 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Cream (#c79fef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b89ef8 mixed with white

  1. b89ef8
  2. bfa8f9
  3. c5b2fb
  4. ccbbfc
  5. d3c5fc
  6. dacffd
  7. e2d8fe
  8. e9e2fe
  9. f0ecff
  10. f8f5ff

Darker: #b89ef8 mixed with black

  1. b89ef8
  2. a089d8
  3. 8874b8
  4. 71609a
  5. 5b4d7c
  6. 453a60
  7. 312945
  8. 1e182c
  9. 0c0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b89ef8 with less saturation

  1. b89ef8
  2. b7a0f1
  3. b6a2ea
  4. b5a4e3
  5. b4a6dc
  6. b3a8d5
  7. b3aace
  8. b2abc6
  9. b1adbf
  10. b0aeb7

Questions about #b89ef8

What color is #b89ef8?

#b89ef8 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(184, 158, 248), in HSL hsl(257.33, 86.54%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.647% 0.12897 296.481).

What colors go well with #b89ef8?

The complementary color of #b89ef8 is #abba54. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8aadff and #db92db. The triadic partners are #ed9959 and #34caae.

Is white or black text more readable on #b89ef8?

Black text reads better on #b89ef8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b89ef8 a warm or cool color?

#b89ef8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.129.