#B49FCA#B49FCA
#B49FCA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.065 H 307.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 159, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 21%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.58, 15.90, -19.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.58, 24.91, 309.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.52% 0.0392 -0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.52% 0.065 307) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8793, 38.7640, 61.1416) |
| Luminance | 0.3876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.85
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.47
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.36
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.46
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49FCA #B5CA9F
analogous
#9F9FCA #B49FCA #C99FCA
triadic
#B49FCA #CAB49F #9FCAB4
tetradic
#B49FCA #CA9F9F #B5CA9F #9FCAC9
square
#B49FCA #CA9F9F #B5CA9F #9FCAC9
split-complementary
#B49FCA #CAC99F #9FCA9F
monochromatic
#76559A #9578B4 #B49FCA #D3C6E0 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B49FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#B49FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49FCA
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49FCA | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A6CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 159, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.065 307.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabbda',
500: '#b49fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49fca; $custom-light: #cabbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 159,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.302,
"s": 28.859,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73525,
"c": 0.06518,
"h": 307
},
"luminance": 0.38764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49FCA
secondary
#E3E8DD
accent
#A83E74
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083