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#bc8fe1 color: Luminous Lavender

#bc8fe1 is rgb(188, 143, 225) in RGB and oklch(72.277% 0.12489 308.724) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

72.3%
0.125
309°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #bc8fe1

#bc8fe1 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.125 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 8.15:1, 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: #bc8fe1 mixed with white

  1. bc8fe1
  2. c39ae4
  3. c9a5e8
  4. d0b1eb
  5. d7bcee
  6. ddc7f1
  7. e4d2f4
  8. ebddf7
  9. f1e8fa
  10. f8f4fc

Darker: #bc8fe1 mixed with black

  1. bc8fe1
  2. a37cc4
  3. 8b69a7
  4. 73578b
  5. 5d4570
  6. 473456
  7. 32243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bc8fe1 with less saturation

  1. bc8fe1
  2. ba92db
  3. b894d5
  4. b597d0
  5. b399ca
  6. b19bc4
  7. ae9dbe
  8. ac9fb8
  9. aaa1b2
  10. a8a3ac

Questions about #bc8fe1

What color is #bc8fe1?

#bc8fe1 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(188, 143, 225), in HSL hsl(272.93, 57.75%, 72.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.277% 0.12489 308.724).

What colors go well with #bc8fe1?

The complementary color of #bc8fe1 is #8db45c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #949cf3 and #d885c0. The triadic partners are #d89645 and #04beb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc8fe1?

Black text reads better on #bc8fe1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc8fe1 a warm or cool color?

#bc8fe1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.125.