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#bc8fe0 color: Luminous Lavender

#bc8fe0 is rgb(188, 143, 224) in RGB and oklch(72.231% 0.12366 309.048) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

72.2%
0.124
309°
  • 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 -55
Black text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #bc8fe0

#bc8fe0 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 309°.

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: #bc8fe0 mixed with white

  1. bc8fe0
  2. c39ae4
  3. c9a5e7
  4. d0b1ea
  5. d7bcee
  6. ddc7f1
  7. e4d2f4
  8. ebddf7
  9. f1e8fa
  10. f8f4fc

Darker: #bc8fe0 mixed with black

  1. bc8fe0
  2. a37cc3
  3. 8b69a6
  4. 73578a
  5. 5d4570
  6. 473456
  7. 32243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bc8fe0 with less saturation

  1. bc8fe0
  2. ba92da
  3. b794d5
  4. b597cf
  5. b399c9
  6. b19bc3
  7. ae9dbd
  8. ac9fb7
  9. aaa1b1
  10. a7a3ab

Questions about #bc8fe0

What color is #bc8fe0?

#bc8fe0 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(188, 143, 224), in HSL hsl(273.33, 56.64%, 71.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.231% 0.12366 309.048).

What colors go well with #bc8fe0?

The complementary color of #bc8fe0 is #8db45d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #959cf2 and #d886bf. The triadic partners are #d79646 and #0dbeb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc8fe0?

Black text reads better on #bc8fe0: 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 #bc8fe0 a warm or cool color?

#bc8fe0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.124.