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#bb8fe1 color: Luminous Lavender

#bb8fe1 is rgb(187, 143, 225) in RGB and oklch(72.18% 0.12454 308.17) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

72.2%
0.125
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #bb8fe1

#bb8fe1 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, 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: #bb8fe1 mixed with white

  1. bb8fe1
  2. c29ae4
  3. c8a5e8
  4. cfb1eb
  5. d6bcee
  6. ddc7f1
  7. e3d2f4
  8. eaddf7
  9. f1e8fa
  10. f8f4fc

Darker: #bb8fe1 mixed with black

  1. bb8fe1
  2. a27cc4
  3. 8a69a7
  4. 73578b
  5. 5c4570
  6. 463456
  7. 32243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bb8fe1 with less saturation

  1. bb8fe1
  2. b992db
  3. b794d5
  4. b497d0
  5. b299ca
  6. b09bc4
  7. ae9dbe
  8. ac9fb8
  9. a9a1b1
  10. a7a3ab

Questions about #bb8fe1

What color is #bb8fe1?

#bb8fe1 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(187, 143, 225), in HSL hsl(272.2, 57.75%, 72.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.18% 0.12454 308.17).

What colors go well with #bb8fe1?

The complementary color of #bb8fe1 is #8eb45b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #939cf2 and #d785c0. The triadic partners are #d89545 and #08beb4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb8fe1?

Black text reads better on #bb8fe1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb8fe1 a warm or cool color?

#bb8fe1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.125.