#B49FCD#B49FCD
#B49FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.069 H 305.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.68, 16.54, -20.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.68, 26.48, 308.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.64% 0.0402 -0.0563) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.64% 0.069 305.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2379, 38.9075, 63.0305) |
| Luminance | 0.3891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.91
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.14
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.64
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.51
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49FCD #B8CD9F
analogous
#9FA1CD #B49FCD #CB9FCD
triadic
#B49FCD #CDB49F #9FCDB4
tetradic
#B49FCD #CD9FA1 #B8CD9F #9FCDCB
square
#B49FCD #CD9FA1 #B8CD9F #9FCDCB
split-complementary
#B49FCD #CDCB9F #A1CD9F
monochromatic
#75539F #9577B8 #B49FCD #D3C7E2 #EFEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B49FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#B49FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49FCD
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49FCD | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.069 305.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabbdc',
500: '#b49fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49fcd; $custom-light: #cabbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.391,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7364,
"c": 0.06913,
"h": 305.5
},
"luminance": 0.38907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49FCD
secondary
#E4EADE
accent
#AA3B78
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083