#B492E4#B492E4
#B492E4 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.121 H 302.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B492E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 146, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 60%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 36%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.1%, 36%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.41, 28.90, -36.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.41, 46.86, 308.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.19% 0.0652 -0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.19% 0.121 302.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1019, 35.8625, 78.0352) |
| Luminance | 0.3586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.40
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.46
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.53
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.94
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B492E4 #C2E492
analogous
#9299E4 #B492E4 #DD92E4
triadic
#B492E4 #E4B492 #92E4B4
tetradic
#B492E4 #E49299 #C2E492 #92E4DD
square
#B492E4 #E49299 #C2E492 #92E4DD
split-complementary
#B492E4 #E4DD92 #99E492
monochromatic
#7132CA #9261D8 #B492E4 #D6C3F0 #EEE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#B492E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#B492E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B492E4
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B492E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B492E4 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7FA1E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A1E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9FB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b492e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 146, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.121 302.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb2ed',
500: '#b492e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b492e4; $custom-light: #cbb2ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b492e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 146,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.878,
"s": 60.294,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72193,
"c": 0.12126,
"h": 302.5
},
"luminance": 0.35863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B492E4
secondary
#E7F0DB
accent
#C81E81
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084