Lavender (floral) (#B57EDC)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.01:1 — vs black: 6.98:1

Color values

  • HEX #B57EDC
  • RGB rgb(181, 126, 220)
  • HSL hsl(275, 42%, 86%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 17.73, 42.73, 0, 13.73 )
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Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B57EDC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lavender (floral)
#B57EDC Base
#A5DC7E
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lavender (floral)
#B57EDC Base
#867EDC
#DC7ED4
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lavender (floral)
#B57EDC Base
#DCB57E
#7EDCB5
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lavender (floral)
#B57EDC Base
#D4DC7E
#7EDC86
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lavender (floral)
#B57EDC Base
#DC867E
#A5DC7E
#7ED4DC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lavender (floral)
#B57EDC Base
#6A2998
#9242CC
#A35ED3
#C79EE5
#D8BAEC
#F3EBFA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lavender (floral), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0E0514
— #311346
— #542179
— #782EAB
— #984CCE
Lavender (floral) #B57EDC Base
— #C194E2
— #CEAAE8
— #DBBFEE
— #E7D5F4
— #F3EBFA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B57EDC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B57EDC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B57EDC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B57EDC;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B57EDC,
        #D9EBCD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B57EDC,
        #D9EBCD
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$lavender-(floral): #B57EDC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lavender-(floral)-r: 181;
$lavender-(floral)-g: 126;
$lavender-(floral)-b: 220;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lavender-(floral);
    color: rgba($lavender-(floral)-r, $lavender-(floral)-g, $lavender-(floral)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lavender (floral) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B57EDC How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9191DB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8585DC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A98F8F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #959595 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lavender (floral) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lavender (floral) #B57EDC Base
Rich Lavender #A76BCF ΔE 5.77
Bright Lavender #BF94E4 ΔE 5.96
Rich Lilac #B666D2 ΔE 6.20
Lenurple #BA93D8 ΔE 6.38

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.