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#bb86c5 color: Lavender Sweater

#bb86c5 is rgb(187, 134, 197) in RGB and oklch(69.382% 0.10729 321.031) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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290°
100%

69.4%
0.107
321°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • mauve-400
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #bb86c5

#bb86c5 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.87:1 contrast and black text 7.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Sweater (#bd83be). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #bb86c5 mixed with white

  1. bb86c5
  2. c292cb
  3. c99ed1
  4. d0aad7
  5. d7b6dd
  6. ddc2e2
  7. e4cee8
  8. ebdaee
  9. f2e6f4
  10. f8f3f9

Darker: #bb86c5 mixed with black

  1. bb86c5
  2. a274ab
  3. 8a6292
  4. 735179
  5. 5c4061
  6. 46304b
  7. 322135
  8. 1f1321
  9. 0d060e
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bb86c5 with less saturation

  1. bb86c5
  2. b889c1
  3. b58bbd
  4. b28db9
  5. af90b5
  6. ac92b1
  7. a994ad
  8. a696a9
  9. a398a5
  10. a09aa1

Questions about #bb86c5

What color is #bb86c5?

#bb86c5 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(187, 134, 197), in HSL hsl(290.48, 35.2%, 64.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.382% 0.10729 321.031).

What colors go well with #bb86c5?

The complementary color of #bb86c5 is #76ad6e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d90da and #cf80a5. The triadic partners are #be9548 and #2fb0b8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb86c5?

Black text reads better on #bb86c5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and black gives 7.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb86c5 a warm or cool color?

#bb86c5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 69.4% and its chroma 0.107.