#B49FDB#B49FDB

#B49FDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.088 H 300.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B49FDB
RGB	rgb(180, 159, 219)
HSL	hsl(261, 45%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(261, 27%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 27.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.19, 19.59, -27.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.19, 33.86, 305.34°)
OKLab	oklab(74.2% 0.0444 -0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(74.2% 0.088 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(44.0040, 39.6139, 72.3321)
Luminance	0.3961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B49FDB #C6DB9F

analogous

#9FA8DB #B49FDB #D29FDB

triadic

#B49FDB #DBB49F #9FDBB4

tetradic

#B49FDB #DB9FA8 #C6DB9F #9FDBD2

square

#B49FDB #DB9FA8 #C6DB9F #9FDBD2

split-complementary

#B49FDB #DBD29F #A8DB9F

monochromatic

#6E46BA #9172CA #B49FDB #D7CCEC #EEE9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#B49FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#B49FDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B49FDB

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B49FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B49FDB	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A9DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A9D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ADA8B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b49fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 159, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.088 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cbbbe6',
    500: '#b49fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b49fdb;
$custom-light: #cbbbe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b49fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74201,
    "c": 0.08786,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B49FDB

secondary

#E8EEDD

accent

#B92D88

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F8F6FC

border

#D1D0D5

text

#131116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #B49FDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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