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#be99e4 color: Bright Lavender

#be99e4 is rgb(190, 153, 228) in RGB and oklch(74.373% 0.11239 306.444) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

74.4%
0.112
306°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #be99e4

#be99e4 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bright Lavender (#bf94e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #be99e4 mixed with white

  1. be99e4
  2. c4a3e7
  3. cbadea
  4. d1b8ed
  5. d8c2f0
  6. deccf3
  7. e5d6f5
  8. ebe0f8
  9. f2eafa
  10. f8f5fd

Darker: #be99e4 mixed with black

  1. be99e4
  2. a584c6
  3. 8c70a9
  4. 755d8d
  5. 5e4a72
  6. 483858
  7. 33273f
  8. 1f1728
  9. 0d0812
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be99e4 with less saturation

  1. be99e4
  2. bc9bdf
  3. ba9dd9
  4. b99fd4
  5. b7a1ce
  6. b5a3c9
  7. b3a5c3
  8. b1a7bd
  9. afa9b7
  10. aeaab2

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Colors that go with #be99e4

Complementary
#be99e4#9ab969
Analogous
#be99e4#99a5f3#d990c6
Triadic
#be99e4#dc9d5a#41c3b7
Split
#be99e4#c1ac53#6bc18f

Questions about #be99e4

What color is #be99e4?

#be99e4 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Bright Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 153, 228), in HSL hsl(269.6, 58.14%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.373% 0.11239 306.444).

What colors go well with #be99e4?

The complementary color of #be99e4 is #9ab969. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #99a5f3 and #d990c6. The triadic partners are #dc9d5a and #41c3b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be99e4?

Black text reads better on #be99e4: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be99e4 a warm or cool color?

#be99e4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.112.