#B490F2#B490F2
#B490F2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.143 H 299.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B490F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 144, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 79%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 40%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.6%, 40.5%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, 33.29, -44.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 55.45, 306.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.51% 0.0708 -0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.51% 0.143 299.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8190, 36.0604, 88.5863) |
| Luminance | 0.3606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.31
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.78
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.67
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.01
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B490F2 #CEF290
analogous
#909DF2 #B490F2 #E590F2
triadic
#B490F2 #F2B490 #90F2B4
tetradic
#B490F2 #F2909D #CEF290 #90F2E5
square
#B490F2 #F2909D #CEF290 #90F2E5
split-complementary
#B490F2 #F2E590 #9DF290
monochromatic
#6A22E5 #8F59EC #B490F2 #D9C7F8 #ECE4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#B490F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#B490F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B490F2
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B490F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B490F2 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76A2F6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7DA1EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b490f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 144, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.143 299.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb1f7',
500: '#b490f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b490f2; $custom-light: #ccb1f7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b490f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 144,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.041,
"s": 79.032,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72511,
"c": 0.1426,
"h": 299.8
},
"luminance": 0.36061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B490F2
secondary
#E9F4D7
accent
#DB0A8E
background
#FCFAFF
surface
#F9F5FE
border
#D2CFD6
text
#141017
muted
#827F85