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#be8de2 color: Luminous Lavender

#be8de2 is rgb(190, 141, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.17% 0.13024 309.904) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

72.2%
0.130
310°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #be8de2

#be8de2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.1:1, 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: #be8de2 mixed with white

  1. be8de2
  2. c499e5
  3. cba4e9
  4. d1afec
  5. d8bbef
  6. dec6f2
  7. e5d1f5
  8. ebddf7
  9. f2e8fa
  10. f8f4fd

Darker: #be8de2 mixed with black

  1. be8de2
  2. a57ac4
  3. 8c67a8
  4. 75558c
  5. 5e4471
  6. 483357
  7. 33233e
  8. 1f1427
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be8de2 with less saturation

  1. be8de2
  2. bc90dc
  3. b993d6
  4. b795d0
  5. b498ca
  6. b29ac4
  7. af9dbe
  8. ad9fb8
  9. aaa1b2
  10. a7a3ab

Questions about #be8de2

What color is #be8de2?

#be8de2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 141, 226), in HSL hsl(274.59, 59.44%, 71.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.17% 0.13024 309.904).

What colors go well with #be8de2?

The complementary color of #be8de2 is #8ab559. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #959bf5 and #db83bf. The triadic partners are #d9953d and #00beb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8de2?

Black text reads better on #be8de2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8de2 a warm or cool color?

#be8de2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.13.