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#be8aec color: Luminous Lavender

#be8aec is rgb(190, 138, 236) in RGB and oklch(72.134% 0.14735 307.524) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

72.1%
0.147
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #be8aec

#be8aec is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.04:1, 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: #be8aec mixed with white

  1. be8aec
  2. c496ef
  3. cba2f1
  4. d1aef3
  5. d8b9f5
  6. dec5f7
  7. e5d1f9
  8. ebdcfb
  9. f2e8fc
  10. f8f3fe

Darker: #be8aec mixed with black

  1. be8aec
  2. a577cd
  3. 8c65af
  4. 755392
  5. 5e4276
  6. 48325b
  7. 332242
  8. 1f1429
  9. 0d0713
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be8aec with less saturation

  1. be8aec
  2. bb8de5
  3. b991de
  4. b694d7
  5. b496d0
  6. b199c9
  7. af9cc2
  8. ac9ebb
  9. aaa0b4
  10. a7a3ac

Questions about #be8aec

What color is #be8aec?

#be8aec is bright light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 138, 236), in HSL hsl(271.84, 72.06%, 73.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.134% 0.14735 307.524).

What colors go well with #be8aec?

The complementary color of #be8aec is #8bb647. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8f9aff and #df7ec6. The triadic partners are #e19126 and #00c1b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8aec?

Black text reads better on #be8aec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8aec a warm or cool color?

#be8aec is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 72.1% and its chroma 0.147.