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#bcb2f5 color: Purple Sand

#bcb2f5 is rgb(188, 178, 245) in RGB and oklch(79.567% 0.09443 290.931) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

79.6%
0.094
291°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #bcb2f5

#bcb2f5 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Sand (#c2b2f0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #bcb2f5 mixed with white

  1. bcb2f5
  2. c2baf6
  3. c9c1f8
  4. cfc9f9
  5. d6d1fa
  6. ddd9fb
  7. e3e0fc
  8. eae8fd
  9. f1f0fe
  10. f8f7fe

Darker: #bcb2f5 mixed with black

  1. bcb2f5
  2. a39ad5
  3. 8b83b6
  4. 736d98
  5. 5d577b
  6. 47435f
  7. 322f44
  8. 1f1d2b
  9. 0d0c15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bcb2f5 with less saturation

  1. bcb2f5
  2. bcb3ef
  3. bcb4ea
  4. bcb6e4
  5. bcb7df
  6. bcb8d9
  7. bcb9d3
  8. bcbace
  9. bcbac8
  10. bcbbc2

Questions about #bcb2f5

What color is #bcb2f5?

#bcb2f5 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(188, 178, 245), in HSL hsl(248.96, 77.01%, 82.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.567% 0.09443 290.931).

What colors go well with #bcb2f5?

The complementary color of #bcb2f5 is #bfc27a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9abdfa and #d8a9e2. The triadic partners are #eeab84 and #79d0b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bcb2f5?

Black text reads better on #bcb2f5: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bcb2f5 a warm or cool color?

#bcb2f5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.094.