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#bca0f7 color: Lavender Cream

#bca0f7 is rgb(188, 160, 247) in RGB and oklch(76.308% 0.12507 298.19) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

76.3%
0.125
298°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 3%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #bca0f7

#bca0f7 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Cream (#c79fef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #bca0f7 mixed with white

  1. bca0f7
  2. c2aaf8
  3. c9b3fa
  4. cfbdfb
  5. d6c6fc
  6. ddd0fd
  7. e3d9fd
  8. eae3fe
  9. f1ecfe
  10. f8f6ff

Darker: #bca0f7 mixed with black

  1. bca0f7
  2. a38bd7
  3. 8b76b7
  4. 736199
  5. 5d4e7c
  6. 473b60
  7. 322945
  8. 1f192c
  9. 0d0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bca0f7 with less saturation

  1. bca0f7
  2. bba2f0
  3. baa4ea
  4. b9a6e3
  5. b8a8dc
  6. b7aad5
  7. b6acce
  8. b5adc7
  9. b4afc0
  10. b3b0b9

Questions about #bca0f7

What color is #bca0f7?

#bca0f7 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Lavender Cream. In RGB it is rgb(188, 160, 247), in HSL hsl(259.31, 84.47%, 79.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.308% 0.12507 298.19).

What colors go well with #bca0f7?

The complementary color of #bca0f7 is #abbd5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #90aeff and #dd95da. The triadic partners are #ed9d5d and #3cccb2.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca0f7?

Black text reads better on #bca0f7: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca0f7 a warm or cool color?

#bca0f7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.125.