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#B38FEE

#b38fee ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b38fee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.08% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.79% cyan, 39.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 262.74°, with 73.64% saturation and 74.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.354

Complementary

  1. #b38fee
  2. #caee8f

Split complementary

  1. #b38fee
  2. #eee38f
  3. #9bee8f

Analogous

  1. #8f9bee
  2. #b38fee
  3. #e38fee

Triadic

  1. #b38fee
  2. #eeb38f
  3. #8feeb3

Tetradic

  1. #b38fee
  2. #ee8fca
  3. #caee8f
  4. #8feeb3

Square

  1. #b38fee
  2. #ee8f9b
  3. #caee8f
  4. #8feee3

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1ec6
  2. #864de4
  3. #b38fee
  4. #e0d1f8
  5. #f3edfc

Shades

#b38fee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38fee
  2. #a181d6
  3. #8f72be
  4. #7d64a7
  5. #6b568f
  6. #5a4877
  7. #48395f
  8. #362b47
  9. #241d30
  10. #120e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38fee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38fee
  2. #bb9af0
  3. #c2a5f1
  4. #cab1f3
  5. #d1bcf5
  6. #d9c7f7
  7. #e1d2f8
  8. #e8ddfa
  9. #f0e9fc
  10. #f7f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38fee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38fee
  2. #ae8ee3
  3. #a98cd8
  4. #a48bcd
  5. #9f89c2
  6. #9a88b7
  7. #9486ac
  8. #8f85a1
  9. #8a8396
  10. #85828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89ac4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a0f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ea0ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a89fb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9699ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad99cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38fee {
  color: #b38fee;
}
Background
.bg-b38fee {
  background-color: #b38fee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38fee {
  border: 2px solid #b38fee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38fee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 143 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 74% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38fee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38fee, #e38fee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38fee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 143 238 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.05 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.99 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.21 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.65 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.06 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.95 #4c7011 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#b38fee  rgb(179, 143, 238)  hsl(263, 74%, 75%)  Floral Lavender
#caee8f  rgb(202, 238, 143)  hsl(83, 74%, 75%)  Inchworm
#eeb38f  rgb(238, 179, 143)  hsl(23, 74%, 75%)  Tumbleweed
#8feeb3  rgb(143, 238, 179)  hsl(143, 74%, 75%)  Celadon