#B499F3#B499F3
#B499F3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.130 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B499F3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 153, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 79%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 37%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.9%, 37%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.72, 28.49, -41.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.72, 50.36, 304.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.16% 0.0587 -0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.16% 0.13 296.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3875, 38.9564, 89.8521) |
| Luminance | 0.3896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.22
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.54
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.74
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.96
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.10
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B499F3 #D8F399
analogous
#99ABF3 #B499F3 #E199F3
triadic
#B499F3 #F3B499 #99F3B4
tetradic
#B499F3 #F399AB #D8F399 #99F3E1
square
#B499F3 #F399AB #D8F399 #99F3E1
split-complementary
#B499F3 #F3E199 #ABF399
monochromatic
#632BE6 #8C62ED #B499F3 #DCD0F9 #EBE4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B499F3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#B499F3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B499F3
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B499F3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B499F3 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A8F6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A7F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b499f3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 153, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.130 296.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb7f7',
500: '#b499f3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b499f3; $custom-light: #ccb7f7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b499f3",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 153,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258,
"s": 78.947,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7416,
"c": 0.12967,
"h": 296.9
},
"luminance": 0.38957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B499F3
secondary
#EBF4D7
accent
#DB0A9D
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#131117
muted
#828085