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#b494ef color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#b494ef is rgb(180, 148, 239) in RGB and oklch(73.071% 0.13233 299.305) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

73.1%
0.132
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #b494ef

#b494ef is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.1% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b494ef mixed with white

  1. b494ef
  2. bb9ff1
  3. c2aaf3
  4. cab4f5
  5. d1bff7
  6. d8caf9
  7. e0d4fa
  8. e8dffc
  9. efeafd
  10. f7f4fe

Darker: #b494ef mixed with black

  1. b494ef
  2. 9c80d0
  3. 856db1
  4. 6e5a94
  5. 584878
  6. 44365c
  7. 302642
  8. 1d162a
  9. 0c0814
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b494ef with less saturation

  1. b494ef
  2. b396e8
  3. b199e1
  4. b09bda
  5. af9dd3
  6. ad9fcc
  7. aca1c5
  8. aba3be
  9. aaa5b7
  10. a9a6af

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Colors that go with #b494ef

Complementary
#b494ef#9fb34b
Analogous
#b494ef#86a3fb#d688d0
Triadic
#b494ef#e4924a#08c2aa
Split
#b494ef#c9a333#66bf79

Questions about #b494ef

What color is #b494ef?

#b494ef is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(180, 148, 239), in HSL hsl(261.1, 73.98%, 75.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.071% 0.13233 299.305).

What colors go well with #b494ef?

The complementary color of #b494ef is #9fb34b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86a3fb and #d688d0. The triadic partners are #e4924a and #08c2aa.

Is white or black text more readable on #b494ef?

Black text reads better on #b494ef: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b494ef a warm or cool color?

#b494ef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 73.1% and its chroma 0.132.