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#be8ee2 color: Luminous Lavender

#be8ee2 is rgb(190, 142, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.343% 0.12854 309.703) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

72.3%
0.129
310°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #be8ee2

#be8ee2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.16:1, 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: #be8ee2 mixed with white

  1. be8ee2
  2. c499e5
  3. cba5e9
  4. d1b0ec
  5. d8bbef
  6. dec7f2
  7. e5d2f5
  8. ebddf7
  9. f2e8fa
  10. f8f4fd

Darker: #be8ee2 mixed with black

  1. be8ee2
  2. a57bc4
  3. 8c68a8
  4. 75568c
  5. 5e4471
  6. 483457
  7. 33243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be8ee2 with less saturation

  1. be8ee2
  2. bc91dc
  3. b994d6
  4. b796d0
  5. b499ca
  6. b29bc4
  7. af9dbe
  8. ad9fb8
  9. aaa2b2
  10. a8a4ac

Questions about #be8ee2

What color is #be8ee2?

#be8ee2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 142, 226), in HSL hsl(274.29, 59.15%, 72.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.343% 0.12854 309.703).

What colors go well with #be8ee2?

The complementary color of #be8ee2 is #8bb55b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #969cf5 and #da84bf. The triadic partners are #d99640 and #00bfb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8ee2?

Black text reads better on #be8ee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8ee2 a warm or cool color?

#be8ee2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.129.