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#bc8fe2 color: Luminous Lavender

#bc8fe2 is rgb(188, 143, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.322% 0.12612 308.405) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

72.3%
0.126
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #bc8fe2

#bc8fe2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.17:1, 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: #bc8fe2 mixed with white

  1. bc8fe2
  2. c39ae5
  3. c9a5e9
  4. d0b1ec
  5. d7bcef
  6. ddc7f2
  7. e4d2f5
  8. ebddf7
  9. f1e9fa
  10. f8f4fd

Darker: #bc8fe2 mixed with black

  1. bc8fe2
  2. a37cc4
  3. 8b69a8
  4. 73578c
  5. 5d4571
  6. 473457
  7. 32243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bc8fe2 with less saturation

  1. bc8fe2
  2. ba92dc
  3. b894d6
  4. b597d0
  5. b399ca
  6. b19bc4
  7. af9ebe
  8. aca0b8
  9. aaa2b2
  10. a8a4ac

Questions about #bc8fe2

What color is #bc8fe2?

#bc8fe2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(188, 143, 226), in HSL hsl(272.53, 58.87%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.322% 0.12612 308.405).

What colors go well with #bc8fe2?

The complementary color of #bc8fe2 is #8eb55b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #949df3 and #d985c0. The triadic partners are #d99544 and #00beb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc8fe2?

Black text reads better on #bc8fe2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc8fe2 a warm or cool color?

#bc8fe2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.126.