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#bc86e1 color: Soft light purple

#bc86e1 is rgb(188, 134, 225) in RGB and oklch(70.734% 0.14011 310.507) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

70.7%
0.140
311°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #bc86e1

#bc86e1 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.75:1 contrast and black text 7.64:1, 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: #bc86e1 mixed with white

  1. bc86e1
  2. c392e5
  3. c99ee8
  4. d0abeb
  5. d7b7ef
  6. ddc3f2
  7. e4cff5
  8. ebdbf7
  9. f2e7fa
  10. f8f3fd

Darker: #bc86e1 mixed with black

  1. bc86e1
  2. a374c4
  3. 8b62a7
  4. 73518b
  5. 5d4070
  6. 473056
  7. 32213e
  8. 1f1327
  9. 0d0612
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bc86e1 with less saturation

  1. bc86e1
  2. b989db
  3. b78cd5
  4. b48fce
  5. b192c8
  6. ae95c2
  7. ac97bb
  8. a99ab5
  9. a69cae
  10. a39ea7

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Colors that go with #bc86e1

Complementary
#bc86e1#82b24e
Analogous
#bc86e1#9195f6#da7bbb
Triadic
#bc86e1#d78f28#00bbb5
Split
#bc86e1#b5a21d#38bb83

Questions about #bc86e1

What color is #bc86e1?

#bc86e1 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Soft light purple. In RGB it is rgb(188, 134, 225), in HSL hsl(275.6, 60.26%, 70.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.734% 0.14011 310.507).

What colors go well with #bc86e1?

The complementary color of #bc86e1 is #82b24e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9195f6 and #da7bbb. The triadic partners are #d78f28 and #00bbb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc86e1?

Black text reads better on #bc86e1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and black gives 7.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc86e1 a warm or cool color?

#bc86e1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.14.