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#b8b4fa color: Greyish Lavender

#b8b4fa is rgb(184, 180, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.845% 0.09845 286.557) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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243°
100%

79.8%
0.098
287°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.92:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #b8b4fa

#b8b4fa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.92:1 contrast and black text 10.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Greyish Lavender (#b8b8ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b8b4fa mixed with white

  1. b8b4fa
  2. bfbcfb
  3. c6c3fc
  4. cccbfd
  5. d3d2fd
  6. dbdafe
  7. e2e1fe
  8. e9e9ff
  9. f0f0ff
  10. f8f8ff

Darker: #b8b4fa mixed with black

  1. b8b4fa
  2. a09cd9
  3. 8885ba
  4. 716e9b
  5. 5b587d
  6. 454461
  7. 313046
  8. 1e1d2d
  9. 0c0c15
  10. 020203

Calmer: #b8b4fa with less saturation

  1. b8b4fa
  2. b8b5f4
  3. b9b6ee
  4. b9b7e8
  5. bab8e2
  6. bab9dc
  7. bbbad6
  8. bbbbd0
  9. bcbcca
  10. bcbcc3

Questions about #b8b4fa

What color is #b8b4fa?

#b8b4fa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Greyish Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(184, 180, 250), in HSL hsl(243.43, 87.5%, 84.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.845% 0.09845 286.557).

What colors go well with #b8b4fa?

The complementary color of #b8b4fa is #c5c275. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #94c0fc and #d7aae8. The triadic partners are #f2aa87 and #7bd2af.

Is white or black text more readable on #b8b4fa?

Black text reads better on #b8b4fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and black gives 10.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b8b4fa a warm or cool color?

#b8b4fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.098.