#B488CD#B488CD
#B488CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.109 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B488CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 136, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.11, 29.42, -29.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.11, 41.47, 315.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.37% 0.0743 -0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.37% 0.109 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6442, 31.7200, 61.8326) |
| Luminance | 0.3172 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.31
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.69
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.61
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.11
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B488CD #A1CD88
analogous
#9288CD #B488CD #CD88C4
triadic
#B488CD #CDB488 #88CDB4
tetradic
#B488CD #CD9288 #A1CD88 #88C4CD
square
#B488CD #CD9288 #A1CD88 #88C4CD
split-complementary
#B488CD #C4CD88 #88CD92
monochromatic
#7A419A #995DBB #B488CD #CFB3DF #EADEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#B488CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#B488CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B488CD
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B488CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B488CD | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879ACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B291A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b488cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 136, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.109 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbabdc',
500: '#b488cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b488cd; $custom-light: #cbabdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b488cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 136,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.261,
"s": 40.828,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69367,
"c": 0.10935,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.31719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B488CD
secondary
#D5E3CD
accent
#B43261
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83