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#be9ae2 color: Bright Lavender

#be9ae2 is rgb(190, 154, 226) in RGB and oklch(74.466% 0.10816 306.819) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

74.5%
0.108
307°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #be9ae2

#be9ae2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.91:1, 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: #be9ae2 mixed with white

  1. be9ae2
  2. c4a4e5
  3. cbaee8
  4. d1b8ec
  5. d8c2ef
  6. deccf2
  7. e5d6f4
  8. ebe0f7
  9. f2ebfa
  10. f8f5fc

Darker: #be9ae2 mixed with black

  1. be9ae2
  2. a585c4
  3. 8c71a8
  4. 755e8c
  5. 5e4b71
  6. 483957
  7. 33273e
  8. 1f1727
  9. 0d0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be9ae2 with less saturation

  1. be9ae2
  2. bc9cdd
  3. ba9ed8
  4. b9a0d2
  5. b7a2cd
  6. b5a4c8
  7. b3a6c2
  8. b1a7bd
  9. b0a9b7
  10. aeabb2

Questions about #be9ae2

What color is #be9ae2?

#be9ae2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Bright Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(190, 154, 226), in HSL hsl(270, 55.38%, 74.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.466% 0.10816 306.819).

What colors go well with #be9ae2?

The complementary color of #be9ae2 is #9ab96c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9ba6f0 and #d892c5. The triadic partners are #da9e5e and #49c2b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be9ae2?

Black text reads better on #be9ae2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be9ae2 a warm or cool color?

#be9ae2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.108.