#B49FE2#B49FE2
#B49FE2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.097 H 298.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49FE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 159, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 54%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 30%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 29.6%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, 21.17, -31.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 37.58, 304.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.5% 0.0463 -0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.5% 0.097 298.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9450, 39.9903, 77.2878) |
| Luminance | 0.3999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.42
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.27
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.57
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.84
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49FE2 #CDE29F
analogous
#9FABE2 #B49FE2 #D59FE2
triadic
#B49FE2 #E2B49F #9FE2B4
tetradic
#B49FE2 #E29FAB #CDE29F #9FE2D5
square
#B49FE2 #E29FAB #CDE29F #9FE2D5
split-complementary
#B49FE2 #E2D59F #ABE29F
monochromatic
#6B41C6 #8F70D4 #B49FE2 #D9CEF0 #EDE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B49FE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#B49FE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49FE2
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49FE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49FE2 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90AAE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A9E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49fe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 159, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.097 298.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbbeb',
500: '#b49fe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49fe2; $custom-light: #cbbbeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49fe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 159,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.806,
"s": 53.6,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74496,
"c": 0.09731,
"h": 298.4
},
"luminance": 0.39991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49FE2
secondary
#E9EFDC
accent
#C12490
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084