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#bc8ef8 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc8ef8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.19% cyan, 42.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 266.04°, with 88.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.3681

Complementary

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #caf88e

Split complementary

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #f8f18e
  3. #95f88e

Analogous

  1. #8e95f8
  2. #bc8ef8
  3. #f18ef8

Triadic

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #f8bc8e
  3. #8ef8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #f88eca
  3. #caf88e
  4. #8ef8bc

Square

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #f88e95
  3. #caf88e
  4. #8ef8f1

Monochromatic

  1. #690edf
  2. #9146f4
  3. #bc8ef8
  4. #e7d6fc
  5. #f4ecfe

Shades

#bc8ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #a980df
  3. #9672c6
  4. #8463ae
  5. #715595
  6. #5e477c
  7. #4b3963
  8. #382b4a
  9. #261c32
  10. #130e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #c399f9
  3. #c9a5f9
  4. #d0b0fa
  5. #d7bbfb
  6. #dec7fc
  7. #e4d2fc
  8. #ebddfd
  9. #f2e8fe
  10. #f8f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8ef8
  2. #b68dec
  3. #b08be0
  4. #aa8ad4
  5. #a488c8
  6. #9e87bc
  7. #9886b0
  8. #9284a4
  9. #8c8398
  10. #86818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9bcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72a2fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7da3f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2a0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959bfa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9bf6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b699d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8ef8 {
  color: #bc8ef8;
}
Background
.bg-bc8ef8 {
  background-color: #bc8ef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 142 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 88% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8ef8, #f18ef8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 142 248 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.54 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.18 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.75 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.43 #437107 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bc8ef8  rgb(188, 142, 248)  hsl(266, 88%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#caf88e  rgb(202, 248, 142)  hsl(86, 88%, 76%)  Inchworm
#f8bc8e  rgb(248, 188, 142)  hsl(26, 88%, 76%)  Peach Orange
#8ef8bc  rgb(142, 248, 188)  hsl(146, 88%, 76%)  Aquamarine