#B491F9#B491F9
#B491F9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.150 H 298.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B491F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 145, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 90%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 42%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.7%, 41.8%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.12, 34.40, -47.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.12, 58.50, 306.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.04% 0.0707 -0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.04% 0.15 298.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0426, 36.7933, 94.2803) |
| Luminance | 0.3679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.36
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.15
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.17
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.18
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.24
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B491F9 #D6F991
analogous
#91A2F9 #B491F9 #E891F9
triadic
#B491F9 #F9B491 #91F9B4
tetradic
#B491F9 #F991A2 #D6F991 #91F9E8
square
#B491F9 #F991A2 #D6F991 #91F9E8
split-complementary
#B491F9 #F9E891 #A2F991
monochromatic
#651DF3 #8C57F6 #B491F9 #DCCBFC #EBE2FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B491F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#B491F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B491F9
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B491F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B491F9 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#74A4FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7AA2F6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6A3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b491f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 145, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.150 298.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb1fb',
500: '#b491f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b491f9; $custom-light: #ccb1fb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b491f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 145,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.192,
"s": 89.655,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73037,
"c": 0.15005,
"h": 298.1
},
"luminance": 0.36794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B491F9
secondary
#EBF6D5
accent
#E60098
background
#FCFAFF
surface
#F9F5FF
border
#D2CFD7
text
#141117
muted
#828085