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#bca4ee color: Lavender Cream

#bca4ee is rgb(188, 164, 238) in RGB and oklch(76.637% 0.10675 298.758) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

76.6%
0.107
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #bca4ee

#bca4ee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.68:1, 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: #bca4ee mixed with white

  1. bca4ee
  2. c2adf0
  3. c9b6f2
  4. cfbff4
  5. d6c8f6
  6. ddd1f8
  7. e3dbf9
  8. eae4fb
  9. f1edfc
  10. f8f6fe

Darker: #bca4ee mixed with black

  1. bca4ee
  2. a38ecf
  3. 8b79b1
  4. 736493
  5. 5d5077
  6. 473d5c
  7. 322b42
  8. 1f1a2a
  9. 0d0a14
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bca4ee with less saturation

  1. bca4ee
  2. bba6e8
  3. baa7e3
  4. b9a9dd
  5. b8abd7
  6. b7acd1
  7. b6aecb
  8. b5afc5
  9. b5b0bf
  10. b4b2b9

Questions about #bca4ee

What color is #bca4ee?

#bca4ee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Lavender Cream. In RGB it is rgb(188, 164, 238), in HSL hsl(259.46, 68.52%, 78.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.637% 0.10675 298.758).

What colors go well with #bca4ee?

The complementary color of #bca4ee is #acbd6c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #97b0f8 and #d99ad5. The triadic partners are #e6a26c and #5ac9b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca4ee?

Black text reads better on #bca4ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca4ee a warm or cool color?

#bca4ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.107.