#B49CD7#B49CD7
#B49CD7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.087 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49CD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 156, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 42%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, 20.38, -26.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 33.66, 307.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.47% 0.0476 -0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.47% 0.088 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9741, 38.3866, 69.4222) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.06
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.03
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.11
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.78
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.85
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49CD7 #BFD79C
analogous
#9CA1D7 #B49CD7 #D29CD7
triadic
#B49CD7 #D7B49C #9CD7B4
tetradic
#B49CD7 #D79CA1 #BFD79C #9CD7D2
square
#B49CD7 #D79CA1 #BFD79C #9CD7D2
split-complementary
#B49CD7 #D7D29C #A1D79C
monochromatic
#7248B1 #9370C5 #B49CD7 #D5C8E9 #EEE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B49CD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#B49CD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49CD7
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49CD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49CD7 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A6D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A6D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49cd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 156, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.087 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb9e3',
500: '#b49cd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49cd7; $custom-light: #cbb9e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49cd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 156,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.407,
"s": 42.446,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73467,
"c": 0.0875,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.38387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49CD7
secondary
#E7EDDE
accent
#B6307F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083