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#bf8bf8 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bf8bf8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.51% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.98% cyan, 43.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 268.62°, with 88.62% saturation and 75.88% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.3632

Complementary

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #c4f88b

Split complementary

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #f8f58b
  3. #8df88b

Analogous

  1. #8b8df8
  2. #bf8bf8
  3. #f58bf8

Triadic

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #f8bf8b
  3. #8bf8bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #f88bc4
  3. #c4f88b
  4. #8bf8bf

Square

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #f88b8d
  3. #c4f88b
  4. #8bf8f5

Monochromatic

  1. #700ddd
  2. #9743f4
  3. #bf8bf8
  4. #e7d3fc
  5. #f4ecfe

Shades

#bf8bf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #ac7ddf
  3. #996fc6
  4. #8661ae
  5. #735395
  6. #60467c
  7. #4c3863
  8. #392a4a
  9. #261c32
  10. #130e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8bf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #c597f9
  3. #cca2f9
  4. #d2aefa
  5. #d9b9fb
  6. #dfc5fc
  7. #e5d1fc
  8. #ecdcfd
  9. #f2e8fe
  10. #f9f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8bf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8bf8
  2. #b98aec
  3. #b289e0
  4. #ac88d4
  5. #a687c8
  6. #a086bc
  7. #9984b0
  8. #9383a4
  9. #8d8298
  10. #86818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9aca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6fa1fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ba3f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69db6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9699fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9af6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba96d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8bf8 {
  color: #bf8bf8;
}
Background
.bg-bf8bf8 {
  background-color: #bf8bf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8bf8 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8bf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8bf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 139 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 89% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8bf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8bf8, #f58bf8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8bf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 139 248 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.20 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.46 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.75 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.77 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.44 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.64 #407407 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bf8bf8  rgb(191, 139, 248)  hsl(269, 89%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#c4f88b  rgb(196, 248, 139)  hsl(89, 89%, 76%)  Inchworm
#f8bf8b  rgb(248, 191, 139)  hsl(29, 89%, 76%)  Peach Orange
#8bf8bf  rgb(139, 248, 191)  hsl(149, 89%, 76%)  Aquamarine