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#bb87c8 color: Lavender Sweater

#bb87c8 is rgb(187, 135, 200) in RGB and oklch(69.682% 0.10883 319.454) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

69.7%
0.109
319°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • mauve-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.83:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #bb87c8

#bb87c8 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.83:1 contrast and black text 7.41:1, 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: #bb87c8 mixed with white

  1. bb87c8
  2. c293ce
  3. c99fd3
  4. d0abd9
  5. d7b6df
  6. ddc2e4
  7. e4ceea
  8. ebdaef
  9. f2e7f4
  10. f8f3fa

Darker: #bb87c8 mixed with black

  1. bb87c8
  2. a275ae
  3. 8a6394
  4. 73517b
  5. 5c4163
  6. 46314c
  7. 322136
  8. 1f1321
  9. 0d060f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bb87c8 with less saturation

  1. bb87c8
  2. b88ac4
  3. b58cc0
  4. b38ebc
  5. b091b7
  6. ad93b3
  7. aa95af
  8. a797aa
  9. a499a6
  10. a09ba2

Questions about #bb87c8

What color is #bb87c8?

#bb87c8 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(187, 135, 200), in HSL hsl(288, 37.14%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.682% 0.10883 319.454).

What colors go well with #bb87c8?

The complementary color of #bb87c8 is #79ae6c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9c92dd and #d081a8. The triadic partners are #c19548 and #2db2b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb87c8?

Black text reads better on #bb87c8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and black gives 7.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb87c8 a warm or cool color?

#bb87c8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 319 degrees, its lightness 69.7% and its chroma 0.109.