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#be88e2 color: Luminous Lavender

#be88e2 is rgb(190, 136, 226) in RGB and oklch(71.318% 0.1387 310.841) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

71.3%
0.139
311°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #be88e2

#be88e2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Luminous Lavender (#bf8fe5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #be88e2 mixed with white

  1. be88e2
  2. c494e5
  3. cba0e9
  4. d1acec
  5. d8b8ef
  6. dec4f2
  7. e5d0f5
  8. ebdbf8
  9. f2e7fa
  10. f8f3fd

Darker: #be88e2 mixed with black

  1. be88e2
  2. a575c4
  3. 8c63a8
  4. 75528c
  5. 5e4171
  6. 483157
  7. 33223e
  8. 1f1327
  9. 0d0612
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be88e2 with less saturation

  1. be88e2
  2. bb8bdc
  3. b98ed6
  4. b691d0
  5. b394c9
  6. b097c3
  7. ae99bd
  8. ab9cb6
  9. a89eb0
  10. a5a0a9

Questions about #be88e2

What color is #be88e2?

#be88e2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 136, 226), in HSL hsl(276, 60.81%, 70.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.318% 0.1387 310.841).

What colors go well with #be88e2?

The complementary color of #be88e2 is #84b452. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9497f7 and #dc7ebc. The triadic partners are #d8922c and #00bdb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be88e2?

Black text reads better on #be88e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be88e2 a warm or cool color?

#be88e2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.139.