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#bb8fe2 color: Luminous Lavender

#bb8fe2 is rgb(187, 143, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.226% 0.12578 307.855) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

72.2%
0.126
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #bb8fe2

#bb8fe2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.126 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 8.14:1, 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: #bb8fe2 mixed with white

  1. bb8fe2
  2. c29ae5
  3. c8a5e9
  4. cfb1ec
  5. d6bcef
  6. ddc7f2
  7. e3d2f5
  8. eaddf7
  9. f1e9fa
  10. f8f4fd

Darker: #bb8fe2 mixed with black

  1. bb8fe2
  2. a27cc4
  3. 8a69a8
  4. 73578c
  5. 5c4571
  6. 463457
  7. 32243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bb8fe2 with less saturation

  1. bb8fe2
  2. b992dc
  3. b794d6
  4. b497d0
  5. b299ca
  6. b09bc4
  7. ae9dbe
  8. ac9fb8
  9. aaa1b2
  10. a7a3ac

Questions about #bb8fe2

What color is #bb8fe2?

#bb8fe2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(187, 143, 226), in HSL hsl(271.81, 58.87%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.226% 0.12578 307.855).

What colors go well with #bb8fe2?

The complementary color of #bb8fe2 is #8fb45a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #939df3 and #d885c1. The triadic partners are #d99545 and #00beb4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb8fe2?

Black text reads better on #bb8fe2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb8fe2 a warm or cool color?

#bb8fe2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.126.