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#bca9f5 color: Winterspring Lilac

#bca9f5 is rgb(188, 169, 245) in RGB and oklch(77.87% 0.10823 295.252) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

77.9%
0.108
295°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #bca9f5

#bca9f5 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 77.9% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Winterspring Lilac (#b5afff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #bca9f5 mixed with white

  1. bca9f5
  2. c2b2f6
  3. c9baf8
  4. cfc3f9
  5. d6cbfa
  6. ddd4fb
  7. e3ddfc
  8. eae5fd
  9. f1eefe
  10. f8f6fe

Darker: #bca9f5 mixed with black

  1. bca9f5
  2. a392d5
  3. 8b7cb6
  4. 736798
  5. 5d537b
  6. 473f5f
  7. 322c44
  8. 1f1b2b
  9. 0d0a15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bca9f5 with less saturation

  1. bca9f5
  2. bbabef
  3. bbace9
  4. baaee3
  5. baafdd
  6. b9b1d7
  7. b9b2d0
  8. b8b3ca
  9. b8b4c4
  10. b7b6bd

Questions about #bca9f5

What color is #bca9f5?

#bca9f5 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Winterspring Lilac. In RGB it is rgb(188, 169, 245), in HSL hsl(255, 79.17%, 81.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.87% 0.10823 295.252).

What colors go well with #bca9f5?

The complementary color of #bca9f5 is #b4bf6c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95b6fd and #db9fdd. The triadic partners are #eda472 and #61ceb3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca9f5?

Black text reads better on #bca9f5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca9f5 a warm or cool color?

#bca9f5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 77.9% and its chroma 0.108.