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#BC8CF2

#bc8cf2 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc8cf2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.9% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 42.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 268.24°, with 79.69% saturation and 74.9% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #c2f28c

Split complementary

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #f2ef8c
  3. #8ff28c

Analogous

  1. #8c8ff2
  2. #bc8cf2
  3. #ef8cf2

Triadic

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #f2bc8c
  3. #8cf2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #f28cc2
  3. #c2f28c
  4. #8cf2bc

Square

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #f28c8f
  3. #c2f28c
  4. #8cf2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6d17ce
  2. #9447ea
  3. #bc8cf2
  4. #e4d1fa
  5. #f4edfd

Shades

#bc8cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #a97eda
  3. #9670c2
  4. #8462a9
  5. #715491
  6. #5e4679
  7. #4b3861
  8. #382a49
  9. #261c30
  10. #130e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #c398f3
  3. #c9a3f5
  4. #d0aff6
  5. #d7baf7
  6. #dec6f9
  7. #e4d1fa
  8. #ebddfb
  9. #f2e8fc
  10. #f8f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8cf2
  2. #b68be7
  3. #b08adb
  4. #aa88d0
  5. #a487c4
  6. #9e86b9
  7. #9885ae
  8. #9284a2
  9. #8c8297
  10. #86818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad99c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73a0f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ea2ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b39db3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9698f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b99f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b796cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8cf2 {
  color: #bc8cf2;
}
Background
.bg-bc8cf2 {
  background-color: #bc8cf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 140 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 80% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8cf2, #ef8cf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 140 242 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.11 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.05 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.02 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.25 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.55 #43730d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bc8cf2  rgb(188, 140, 242)  hsl(268, 80%, 75%)  Floral Lavender
#c2f28c  rgb(194, 242, 140)  hsl(88, 80%, 75%)  Inchworm
#f2bc8c  rgb(242, 188, 140)  hsl(28, 80%, 75%)  Peach Orange
#8cf2bc  rgb(140, 242, 188)  hsl(148, 80%, 75%)  Aquamarine