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#bf8fe1 color: Luminous Lavender

#bf8fe1 is rgb(191, 143, 225) in RGB and oklch(72.568% 0.12601 310.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

72.6%
0.126
310°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #bf8fe1

#bf8fe1 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.6% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.23:1, 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: #bf8fe1 mixed with white

  1. bf8fe1
  2. c59ae4
  3. cca5e8
  4. d2b1eb
  5. d8bcee
  6. dfc7f1
  7. e5d2f4
  8. ecddf7
  9. f2e9fa
  10. f9f4fc

Darker: #bf8fe1 mixed with black

  1. bf8fe1
  2. a67cc4
  3. 8d69a7
  4. 75578b
  5. 5e4570
  6. 483456
  7. 33243e
  8. 1f1527
  9. 0d0712
  10. 020102

Calmer: #bf8fe1 with less saturation

  1. bf8fe1
  2. bd92db
  3. ba94d6
  4. b897d0
  5. b599ca
  6. b39cc4
  7. b09ebe
  8. aea0b8
  9. aba2b2
  10. a9a4ac

Questions about #bf8fe1

What color is #bf8fe1?

#bf8fe1 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(191, 143, 225), in HSL hsl(275.12, 57.75%, 72.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.568% 0.12601 310.369).

What colors go well with #bf8fe1?

The complementary color of #bf8fe1 is #8bb65e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #989cf4 and #db86bf. The triadic partners are #d89743 and #00bfb8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bf8fe1?

Black text reads better on #bf8fe1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bf8fe1 a warm or cool color?

#bf8fe1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 72.6% and its chroma 0.126.