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#bd8aef ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bd8aef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 54.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 270.3°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.3523

Complementary

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #bcef8a

Split complementary

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #eeef8a
  3. #8aef8a

Analogous

  1. #8a8aef
  2. #bd8aef
  3. #ef8aee

Triadic

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #efbd8a
  3. #8aefbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #ef8abc
  3. #bcef8a
  4. #8aefbd

Square

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #ef8a8a
  3. #bcef8a
  4. #8aeeef

Monochromatic

  1. #711bc5
  2. #9747e6
  3. #bd8aef
  4. #e3cdf8
  5. #f5edfd

Shades

#bd8aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #aa7cd7
  3. #976ebf
  4. #8461a7
  5. #71538f
  6. #5f4578
  7. #4c3760
  8. #392948
  9. #261c30
  10. #130e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd8aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #c496f1
  3. #caa1f2
  4. #d1adf4
  5. #d7b9f5
  6. #dec5f7
  7. #e5d0f9
  8. #ebdcfa
  9. #f2e8fc
  10. #f8f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd8aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd8aef
  2. #b789e4
  3. #b188d9
  4. #ab87ce
  5. #a586c3
  6. #9f85b8
  7. #9884ac
  8. #9283a1
  9. #8c8296
  10. #86818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac98c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #729ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ea1ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69ab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9697f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b98ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b994cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd8aef {
  color: #bd8aef;
}
Background
.bg-bd8aef {
  background-color: #bd8aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd8aef {
  border: 2px solid #bd8aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd8aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 138 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd8aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd8aef, #ef8aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd8aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 138 239 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.04 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.94 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.50 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.25 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.44 #427510 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bd8aef  rgb(189, 138, 239)  hsl(270, 76%, 74%)  Floral Lavender
#bcef8a  rgb(188, 239, 138)  hsl(90, 76%, 74%)  Inchworm
#efbd8a  rgb(239, 189, 138)  hsl(30, 76%, 74%)  Peach Orange
#8aefbd  rgb(138, 239, 189)  hsl(150, 76%, 74%)  Aquamarine