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#be8bec color: Luminous Lavender

#be8bec is rgb(190, 139, 236) in RGB and oklch(72.302% 0.1457 307.33) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

72.3%
0.146
307°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #be8bec

#be8bec is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.09:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light purple colors

Lighter: #be8bec mixed with white

  1. be8bec
  2. c497ef
  3. cba3f1
  4. d1aef3
  5. d8baf5
  6. dec5f7
  7. e5d1f9
  8. ebdcfb
  9. f2e8fc
  10. f8f3fe

Darker: #be8bec mixed with black

  1. be8bec
  2. a578cd
  3. 8c66af
  4. 755492
  5. 5e4376
  6. 48325b
  7. 332342
  8. 1f1429
  9. 0d0713
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be8bec with less saturation

  1. be8bec
  2. bc8ee5
  3. b991de
  4. b794d8
  5. b497d1
  6. b29aca
  7. af9cc3
  8. ad9fbb
  9. aaa1b4
  10. a8a3ad

Questions about #be8bec

What color is #be8bec?

#be8bec is bright light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 139, 236), in HSL hsl(271.55, 71.85%, 73.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.302% 0.1457 307.33).

What colors go well with #be8bec?

The complementary color of #be8bec is #8cb649. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #909bff and #df7fc6. The triadic partners are #e1912a and #00c2b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8bec?

Black text reads better on #be8bec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8bec a warm or cool color?

#be8bec is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.146.