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#bf8aeb ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bf8aeb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 54.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 272.78°, with 70.8% saturation and 73.14% 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 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.3525

Complementary

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #b6eb8a

Split complementary

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #e7eb8a
  3. #8aeb8f

Analogous

  1. #8f8aeb
  2. #bf8aeb
  3. #eb8ae7

Triadic

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #ebbf8a
  3. #8aebbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #eb8ab6
  3. #b6eb8a
  4. #8aebbf

Square

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #eb8f8a
  3. #b6eb8a
  4. #8ae7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #7520bc
  2. #9b49e0
  3. #bf8aeb
  4. #e3cbf6
  5. #f5eefc

Shades

#bf8aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #ac7cd4
  3. #996ebc
  4. #8661a5
  5. #73538d
  6. #604576
  7. #4c375e
  8. #392947
  9. #261c2f
  10. #130e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #c596ed
  3. #cca1ef
  4. #d2adf1
  5. #d9b9f3
  6. #dfc5f5
  7. #e5d0f7
  8. #ecdcf9
  9. #f2e8fb
  10. #f9f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8aeb
  2. #b989e0
  3. #b288d6
  4. #ac87cb
  5. #a686c0
  6. #a085b6
  7. #9984ab
  8. #9383a0
  9. #8d8295
  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 #ad98c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #759eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81a1e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b999af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9896ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e98e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc93ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8aeb {
  color: #bf8aeb;
}
Background
.bg-bf8aeb {
  background-color: #bf8aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8aeb {
  border: 2px solid #bf8aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 138 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 71% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8aeb, #eb8ae7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 138 235 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 3.74 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.27 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.85 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.10 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.12 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.32 #407514 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bf8aeb  rgb(191, 138, 235)  hsl(273, 71%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#b6eb8a  rgb(182, 235, 138)  hsl(93, 71%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ebbf8a  rgb(235, 191, 138)  hsl(33, 71%, 73%)  Burly Wood
#8aebbf  rgb(138, 235, 191)  hsl(153, 71%, 73%)  Seafoam Green