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#be9bee color: Lavender Cream

#be9bee is rgb(190, 155, 238) in RGB and oklch(75.176% 0.12182 302.968) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

75.2%
0.122
303°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #be9bee

#be9bee is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Cream (#c79fef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #be9bee mixed with white

  1. be9bee
  2. c4a5f0
  3. cbaff2
  4. d1b9f4
  5. d7c3f6
  6. decdf8
  7. e4d7fa
  8. ebe1fb
  9. f2ebfd
  10. f8f5fe

Darker: #be9bee mixed with black

  1. be9bee
  2. a586cf
  3. 8c72b1
  4. 755e93
  5. 5e4b77
  6. 48395c
  7. 332842
  8. 1f182a
  9. 0d0914
  10. 020103

Calmer: #be9bee with less saturation

  1. be9bee
  2. bc9de8
  3. bba0e2
  4. b9a2db
  5. b8a4d5
  6. b6a6cf
  7. b4a8c9
  8. b3a9c2
  9. b1abbc
  10. b0adb5

Questions about #be9bee

What color is #be9bee?

#be9bee is bright light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Cream. In RGB it is rgb(190, 155, 238), in HSL hsl(265.3, 70.94%, 77.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.176% 0.12182 302.968).

What colors go well with #be9bee?

The complementary color of #be9bee is #a0bb60. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95a9fc and #dc91d0. The triadic partners are #e59c57 and #36c7b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #be9bee?

Black text reads better on #be9bee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be9bee a warm or cool color?

#be9bee is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.122.