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#BC8AEC

#bc8aec ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc8aec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.12% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 270.61°, with 72.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.3492

Complementary

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #baec8a

Split complementary

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #ebec8a
  3. #8aec8b

Analogous

  1. #8b8aec
  2. #bc8aec
  3. #ec8aeb

Triadic

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #ecbc8a
  3. #8aecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #ec8aba
  3. #baec8a
  4. #8aecbc

Square

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #ec8b8a
  3. #baec8a
  4. #8aebec

Monochromatic

  1. #701fbe
  2. #9648e1
  3. #bc8aec
  4. #e2ccf7
  5. #f5edfc

Shades

#bc8aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #a97cd4
  3. #966ebd
  4. #8461a5
  5. #71538e
  6. #5e4576
  7. #4b375e
  8. #382947
  9. #261c2f
  10. #130e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #c396ee
  3. #c9a1f0
  4. #d0adf2
  5. #d7b9f4
  6. #dec5f6
  7. #e4d0f7
  8. #ebdcf9
  9. #f2e8fb
  10. #f8f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #b689e1
  3. #b088d6
  4. #aa87cc
  5. #a486c1
  6. #9e85b6
  7. #9884ab
  8. #9283a0
  9. #8c8296
  10. #86818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac97c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #739ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7fa0e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59ab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9696ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b98ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b894cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8aec {
  color: #bc8aec;
}
Background
.bg-bc8aec {
  background-color: #bc8aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8aec {
  border: 2px solid #bc8aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 138 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 72% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8aec, #ec8aeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 138 236 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 3.75 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.86 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.64 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.53 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.68 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.17 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.44 #437513 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bc8aec  rgb(188, 138, 236)  hsl(271, 72%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#baec8a  rgb(186, 236, 138)  hsl(91, 72%, 73%)  Inchworm
#ecbc8a  rgb(236, 188, 138)  hsl(31, 72%, 73%)  Burly Wood
#8aecbc  rgb(138, 236, 188)  hsl(151, 72%, 73%)  Seafoam Green