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#B287C9

#b287c9 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b287c9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.94% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.44% cyan, 32.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 279.09°, with 37.93% saturation and 65.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.3101

Complementary

  1. #b287c9
  2. #9ec987

Split complementary

  1. #b287c9
  2. #bfc987
  3. #87c991

Analogous

  1. #9187c9
  2. #b287c9
  3. #c987bf

Triadic

  1. #b287c9
  2. #c9b287
  3. #87c9b2

Tetradic

  1. #b287c9
  2. #c9879e
  3. #9ec987
  4. #87c9b2

Square

  1. #b287c9
  2. #c99187
  3. #9ec987
  4. #87bfc9

Monochromatic

  1. #66397e
  2. #9052b1
  3. #b287c9
  4. #d4bce1
  5. #f6f1f8

Shades

#b287c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b287c9
  2. #a07ab5
  3. #8e6ca1
  4. #7d5f8d
  5. #6b5179
  6. #594465
  7. #473650
  8. #35293c
  9. #241b28
  10. #120e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#b287c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b287c9
  2. #ba93ce
  3. #c19fd4
  4. #c9abd9
  5. #d1b7df
  6. #d9c3e4
  7. #e0cfe9
  8. #e8dbef
  9. #f0e7f4
  10. #f7f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b287c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b287c9
  2. #ad86c2
  3. #a886ba
  4. #a385b3
  5. #9e84ac
  6. #9984a5
  7. #94839d
  8. #8f8296
  9. #8a818f
  10. #858187
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a391ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c95cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8698c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0909f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a92c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b18cb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b287c9 {
  color: #b287c9;
}
Background
.bg-b287c9 {
  background-color: #b287c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b287c9 {
  border: 2px solid #b287c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b287c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 135 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 38% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b287c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b287c9, #c987bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b287c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 135 201 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.17 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.28 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.51 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.69 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.93 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.68 #4d7836 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#b287c9  rgb(178, 135, 201)  hsl(279, 38%, 66%)  Floral Lavender
#9ec987  rgb(158, 201, 135)  hsl(99, 38%, 66%)  Pistachio
#c9b287  rgb(201, 178, 135)  hsl(39, 38%, 66%)  Tan
#87c9b2  rgb(135, 201, 178)  hsl(159, 38%, 66%)  Medium Aquamarine