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#BC8BD3

#bc8bd3 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc8bd3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.51% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.9% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 280.83°, with 45% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.3386

Complementary

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #a2d38b

Split complementary

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #c6d38b
  3. #8bd398

Analogous

  1. #988bd3
  2. #bc8bd3
  3. #d38bc6

Triadic

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #d3bc8b
  3. #8bd3bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #d38ba2
  3. #a2d38b
  4. #8bd3bc

Square

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #d3988b
  3. #a2d38b
  4. #8bc6d3

Monochromatic

  1. #73368f
  2. #9c54be
  3. #bc8bd3
  4. #dcc2e8
  5. #f6f0f9

Shades

#bc8bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #a97dbe
  3. #966fa9
  4. #846194
  5. #71537f
  6. #5e466a
  7. #4b3854
  8. #382a3f
  9. #261c2a
  10. #130e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #c397d7
  3. #c9a2dc
  4. #d0aee0
  5. #d7b9e5
  6. #dec5e9
  7. #e4d1ed
  8. #ebdcf2
  9. #f2e8f6
  10. #f8f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8bd3
  2. #b68acb
  3. #b089c2
  4. #aa88ba
  5. #a487b2
  6. #9e86aa
  7. #9884a1
  8. #928399
  9. #8c8291
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa96b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #809ad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9fd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb94a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b95d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a197d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb91b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8bd3 {
  color: #bc8bd3;
}
Background
.bg-bc8bd3 {
  background-color: #bc8bd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 139 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 45% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8bd3, #d38bc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 139 211 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.84 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.97 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.56 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.06 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.47 #43742c Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bc8bd3  rgb(188, 139, 211)  hsl(281, 45%, 69%)  Floral Lavender
#a2d38b  rgb(162, 211, 139)  hsl(101, 45%, 69%)  Pistachio
#d3bc8b  rgb(211, 188, 139)  hsl(41, 45%, 69%)  Ecru
#8bd3bc  rgb(139, 211, 188)  hsl(161, 45%, 69%)  Seafoam Green