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#be8ce8 color: Luminous Lavender

#be8ce8 is rgb(190, 140, 232) in RGB and oklch(72.279% 0.13919 308.263) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

72.3%
0.139
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #be8ce8

#be8ce8 is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.11:1, 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: #be8ce8 mixed with white

  1. be8ce8
  2. c498eb
  3. cba3ee
  4. d1aff0
  5. d8baf3
  6. dec6f5
  7. e5d1f7
  8. ebddfa
  9. f2e8fb
  10. f8f4fd

Darker: #be8ce8 mixed with black

  1. be8ce8
  2. a579ca
  3. 8c67ac
  4. 755590
  5. 5e4374
  6. 483359
  7. 332340
  8. 1f1429
  9. 0d0713
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be8ce8 with less saturation

  1. be8ce8
  2. bc8fe2
  3. b992db
  4. b795d5
  5. b498ce
  6. b29ac7
  7. af9dc1
  8. ad9fba
  9. aaa1b3
  10. a8a3ac

Questions about #be8ce8

What color is #be8ce8?

#be8ce8 is bright light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 140, 232), in HSL hsl(272.61, 66.67%, 72.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.279% 0.13919 308.263).

What colors go well with #be8ce8?

The complementary color of #be8ce8 is #8bb650. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #929bfb and #dd81c3. The triadic partners are #de9333 and #00c0b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8ce8?

Black text reads better on #be8ce8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8ce8 a warm or cool color?

#be8ce8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.139.