#B488CF#B488CF
#B488CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.112 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B488CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 136, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 43%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 34%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 34.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.19, 29.84, -30.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.19, 42.47, 314.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.46% 0.0748 -0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.46% 0.112 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8871, 31.8172, 63.1122) |
| Luminance | 0.3182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.25
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.75
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.52
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.16
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.25
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B488CF #A3CF88
analogous
#9188CF #B488CF #CF88C7
triadic
#B488CF #CFB488 #88CFB4
tetradic
#B488CF #CF9188 #A3CF88 #88C7CF
square
#B488CF #CF9188 #A3CF88 #88C7CF
split-complementary
#B488CF #C7CF88 #88CF91
monochromatic
#7A3F9D #995CBD #B488CF #CFB4E1 #EBDFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#B488CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#B488CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B488CF
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B488CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B488CF | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C97D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B292A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b488cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 136, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.112 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbabde',
500: '#b488cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b488cf; $custom-light: #cbabde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b488cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 136,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.183,
"s": 42.515,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69455,
"c": 0.11178,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.31817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B488CF
secondary
#D7E5CE
accent
#B63063
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83