#B49ADE#B49ADE
#B49ADE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.100 H 301.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 154, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 31%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, 23.06, -30.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 38.62, 306.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.39% 0.0524 -0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.39% 0.1 301.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5600, 38.0884, 74.1500) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.40
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.06
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.46
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.00
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49ADE #C4DE9A
analogous
#9AA2DE #B49ADE #D69ADE
triadic
#B49ADE #DEB49A #9ADEB4
tetradic
#B49ADE #DE9AA2 #C4DE9A #9ADED6
square
#B49ADE #DE9AA2 #C4DE9A #9ADED6
split-complementary
#B49ADE #DED69A #A2DE9A
monochromatic
#703EBF #926CCF #B49ADE #D6C8ED #EEE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B49ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#B49ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49ADE
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49ADE | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA6E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A6DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 154, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.100 301.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb8e8',
500: '#b49ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49ade; $custom-light: #cbb8e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 154,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.941,
"s": 50.746,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73388,
"c": 0.10014,
"h": 301.5
},
"luminance": 0.38088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49ADE
secondary
#E8EFDC
accent
#BE2784
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084