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#BC8EF0

#bc8ef0 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc8ef0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 55.69% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.67% cyan, 40.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 268.16°, with 76.56% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #c2f08e

Split complementary

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #f0ed8e
  3. #91f08e

Analogous

  1. #8e91f0
  2. #bc8ef0
  3. #ed8ef0

Triadic

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #f0bc8e
  3. #8ef0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #f08ec2
  3. #c2f08e
  4. #8ef0bc

Square

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #f08e91
  3. #c2f08e
  4. #8ef0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1bca
  2. #944ae7
  3. #bc8ef0
  4. #e4d2f9
  5. #f4edfd

Shades

#bc8ef0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #a980d8
  3. #9672c0
  4. #8463a8
  5. #715590
  6. #5e4778
  7. #4b3960
  8. #382b48
  9. #261c30
  10. #130e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8ef0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #c399f2
  3. #c9a5f3
  4. #d0b0f5
  5. #d7bbf6
  6. #dec7f8
  7. #e4d2f9
  8. #ebddfb
  9. #f2e8fc
  10. #f8f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8ef0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8ef0
  2. #b68de5
  3. #b08bda
  4. #aa8ace
  5. #a488c3
  6. #9e87b8
  7. #9886ad
  8. #9284a2
  9. #8c8396
  10. #86818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9bc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a1f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81a3ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49eb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9bee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b798cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8ef0 {
  color: #bc8ef0;
}
Background
.bg-bc8ef0 {
  background-color: #bc8ef0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8ef0 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8ef0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8ef0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 142 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 77% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8ef0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8ef0, #ed8ef0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8ef0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 142 240 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.42 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.54 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.76 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.05 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.69 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.75 #43710f Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bc8ef0  rgb(188, 142, 240)  hsl(268, 77%, 75%)  Floral Lavender
#c2f08e  rgb(194, 240, 142)  hsl(88, 77%, 75%)  Inchworm
#f0bc8e  rgb(240, 188, 142)  hsl(28, 77%, 75%)  Peach Orange
#8ef0bc  rgb(142, 240, 188)  hsl(148, 77%, 75%)  Aquamarine