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#be8fe2 color: Luminous Lavender

#be8fe2 is rgb(190, 143, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.516% 0.12684 309.496) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

72.5%
0.127
309°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #be8fe2

#be8fe2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.5% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.56:1 contrast and black text 8.22:1, 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: #be8fe2 mixed with white

  1. be8fe2
  2. c49ae5
  3. cba6e9
  4. d1b1ec
  5. d8bcef
  6. dec7f2
  7. e5d2f5
  8. ebddf7
  9. f2e9fa
  10. f8f4fd

Darker: #be8fe2 mixed with black

  1. be8fe2
  2. a57cc4
  3. 8c69a8
  4. 75578c
  5. 5e4571
  6. 483457
  7. 33243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be8fe2 with less saturation

  1. be8fe2
  2. bc92dc
  3. b994d6
  4. b797d1
  5. b599cb
  6. b29cc5
  7. b09ebf
  8. ada0b9
  9. aba2b3
  10. a8a4ac

Questions about #be8fe2

What color is #be8fe2?

#be8fe2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 143, 226), in HSL hsl(273.98, 58.87%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.516% 0.12684 309.496).

What colors go well with #be8fe2?

The complementary color of #be8fe2 is #8cb65c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #969df4 and #da85c0. The triadic partners are #d99743 and #00bfb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8fe2?

Black text reads better on #be8fe2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and black gives 8.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8fe2 a warm or cool color?

#be8fe2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 72.5% and its chroma 0.127.