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#be8ce2 color: Luminous Lavender

#be8ce2 is rgb(190, 140, 226) in RGB and oklch(71.998% 0.13193 310.101) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

72%
0.132
310°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

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 #be8ce2

#be8ce2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 310°.

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 violet-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #be8ce2 mixed with white

  1. be8ce2
  2. c498e5
  3. cba3e9
  4. d1afec
  5. d8baef
  6. dec6f2
  7. e5d1f5
  8. ebdcf8
  9. f2e8fa
  10. f8f3fd

Darker: #be8ce2 mixed with black

  1. be8ce2
  2. a579c4
  3. 8c67a8
  4. 75558c
  5. 5e4371
  6. 483357
  7. 33233e
  8. 1f1427
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be8ce2 with less saturation

  1. be8ce2
  2. bb8fdc
  3. b992d6
  4. b694d0
  5. b497ca
  6. b199c4
  7. af9cbe
  8. ac9eb8
  9. aaa0b1
  10. a7a2ab

Questions about #be8ce2

What color is #be8ce2?

#be8ce2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 140, 226), in HSL hsl(274.88, 59.72%, 71.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.998% 0.13193 310.101).

What colors go well with #be8ce2?

The complementary color of #be8ce2 is #89b558. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #959af5 and #db82be. The triadic partners are #d9943a and #00beb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8ce2?

Black text reads better on #be8ce2: 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 #be8ce2 a warm or cool color?

#be8ce2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 72% and its chroma 0.132.