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#BD87C8

#bd87c8 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bd87c8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 52.94% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.5% cyan, 32.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 289.85°, with 37.14% saturation and 65.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 6.28.

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Relative luminance0.3232

Complementary

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #92c887

Split complementary

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #b3c887
  3. #87c89d

Analogous

  1. #9d87c8
  2. #bd87c8
  3. #c887b3

Triadic

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #c8bd87
  3. #87c8bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #c88792
  3. #92c887
  4. #87c8bd

Square

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #c89d87
  3. #92c887
  4. #87b3c8

Monochromatic

  1. #71397d
  2. #a053b0
  3. #bd87c8
  4. #dabbe0
  5. #f7f0f8

Shades

#bd87c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #aa7ab4
  3. #976ca0
  4. #845f8c
  5. #715178
  6. #5f4464
  7. #4c3650
  8. #39293c
  9. #261b28
  10. #130e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd87c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #c493ce
  3. #ca9fd3
  4. #d1abd9
  5. #d7b7de
  6. #dec3e4
  7. #e5cfe9
  8. #ebdbef
  9. #f2e7f4
  10. #f8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd87c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd87c8
  2. #b786c1
  3. #b186ba
  4. #ab85b2
  5. #a584ab
  6. #9f84a4
  7. #98839d
  8. #928296
  9. #8c818e
  10. #868187
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a993ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8096cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be8e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c90ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a294c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be8bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd87c8 {
  color: #bd87c8;
}
Background
.bg-bd87c8 {
  background-color: #bd87c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd87c8 {
  border: 2px solid #bd87c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd87c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 135 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 37% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd87c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd87c8, #c887b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd87c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 135 200 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.28 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.76 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.86 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.97 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.58 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.86 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.93 #427837 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bd87c8  rgb(189, 135, 200)  hsl(290, 37%, 66%)  Floral Lavender
#92c887  rgb(146, 200, 135)  hsl(110, 37%, 66%)  Pistachio
#c8bd87  rgb(200, 189, 135)  hsl(50, 37%, 66%)  Ecru
#87c8bd  rgb(135, 200, 189)  hsl(170, 37%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise