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#bf83cb color: Lavender Sweater

#bf83cb is rgb(191, 131, 203) in RGB and oklch(69.539% 0.12157 320.746) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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290°
100%

69.5%
0.122
321°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #bf83cb

#bf83cb is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.87:1 contrast and black text 7.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Sweater (#bd83be). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #bf83cb mixed with white

  1. bf83cb
  2. c68fd0
  3. cc9cd6
  4. d3a8db
  5. d9b4e1
  6. e0c1e6
  7. e6cdeb
  8. ecd9f0
  9. f3e6f5
  10. f9f2fa

Darker: #bf83cb mixed with black

  1. bf83cb
  2. a671b0
  3. 8d6096
  4. 754f7d
  5. 5e3f65
  6. 482f4d
  7. 332037
  8. 1f1222
  9. 0d060f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bf83cb with less saturation

  1. bf83cb
  2. bc86c7
  3. b989c2
  4. b58cbe
  5. b28eb9
  6. af91b4
  7. ab94b0
  8. a896ab
  9. a498a6
  10. a19ba2

Questions about #bf83cb

What color is #bf83cb?

#bf83cb is soft magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(191, 131, 203), in HSL hsl(290, 40.91%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.539% 0.12157 320.746).

What colors go well with #bf83cb?

The complementary color of #bf83cb is #71b066. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d8fe3 and #d57ca7. The triadic partners are #c49437 and #00b3bc.

Is white or black text more readable on #bf83cb?

Black text reads better on #bf83cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and black gives 7.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bf83cb a warm or cool color?

#bf83cb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.122.