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#ba8ce2 color: Luminous Lavender

#ba8ce2 is rgb(186, 140, 226) in RGB and oklch(71.607% 0.13049 307.982) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

71.6%
0.130
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.65:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #ba8ce2

#ba8ce2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.65:1 contrast and black text 7.94:1, 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: #ba8ce2 mixed with white

  1. ba8ce2
  2. c198e5
  3. c8a3e9
  4. ceafec
  5. d5baef
  6. dcc6f2
  7. e3d1f5
  8. eadcf8
  9. f1e8fa
  10. f8f3fd

Darker: #ba8ce2 mixed with black

  1. ba8ce2
  2. a179c4
  3. 8967a8
  4. 72558c
  5. 5c4371
  6. 463357
  7. 32233e
  8. 1e1427
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ba8ce2 with less saturation

  1. ba8ce2
  2. b88fdc
  3. b592d6
  4. b394d0
  5. b197ca
  6. af99c3
  7. ac9bbd
  8. aa9db7
  9. a89fb0
  10. a5a1aa

Questions about #ba8ce2

What color is #ba8ce2?

#ba8ce2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(186, 140, 226), in HSL hsl(272.09, 59.72%, 71.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.607% 0.13049 307.982).

What colors go well with #ba8ce2?

The complementary color of #ba8ce2 is #8cb354. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #919af4 and #d782c0. The triadic partners are #d8923d and #00bdb2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba8ce2?

Black text reads better on #ba8ce2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and black gives 7.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba8ce2 a warm or cool color?

#ba8ce2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.13.