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#be87ca color: Lavender Sweater

#be87ca is rgb(190, 135, 202) in RGB and oklch(70.076% 0.11277 320.261) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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289°
100%

70.1%
0.113
320°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • mauve-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #be87ca

#be87ca is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Sweater (#bd83be). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #be87ca mixed with white

  1. be87ca
  2. c593d0
  3. cb9fd5
  4. d2abda
  5. d8b7e0
  6. dfc3e5
  7. e5cfea
  8. ecdbf0
  9. f2e7f5
  10. f9f3fa

Darker: #be87ca mixed with black

  1. be87ca
  2. a575af
  3. 8c6395
  4. 75517c
  5. 5e4164
  6. 48314d
  7. 332137
  8. 1f1322
  9. 0d060f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #be87ca with less saturation

  1. be87ca
  2. bb8ac6
  3. b88cc2
  4. b58fbd
  5. b291b9
  6. af94b5
  7. ac96b0
  8. a898ac
  9. a59aa8
  10. a29ca3

Questions about #be87ca

What color is #be87ca?

#be87ca is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(190, 135, 202), in HSL hsl(289.25, 38.73%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.076% 0.11277 320.261).

What colors go well with #be87ca?

The complementary color of #be87ca is #78b06c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e92e0 and #d381a8. The triadic partners are #c39644 and #23b3ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #be87ca?

Black text reads better on #be87ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and black gives 7.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be87ca a warm or cool color?

#be87ca is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.113.