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#b49dfa color: Bright light violet

#b49dfa is rgb(180, 157, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.219% 0.13276 294.355) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

75.2%
0.133
294°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #b49dfa

#b49dfa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shy Moment (#aaaaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b49dfa mixed with white

  1. b49dfa
  2. bba7fb
  3. c2b1fc
  4. c9bbfd
  5. d1c5fe
  6. d8cefe
  7. e0d8ff
  8. e7e2ff
  9. efecff
  10. f7f5ff

Darker: #b49dfa mixed with black

  1. b49dfa
  2. 9c88d9
  3. 8573ba
  4. 6e5f9b
  5. 584c7d
  6. 443a61
  7. 302846
  8. 1d182d
  9. 0c0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b49dfa with less saturation

  1. b49dfa
  2. b39ff3
  3. b3a1eb
  4. b2a3e4
  5. b1a5dd
  6. b1a7d5
  7. b0a9ce
  8. b0aac6
  9. afacbe
  10. afadb6

Questions about #b49dfa

What color is #b49dfa?

#b49dfa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(180, 157, 250), in HSL hsl(254.84, 90.29%, 79.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.219% 0.13276 294.355).

What colors go well with #b49dfa?

The complementary color of #b49dfa is #adb84c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84acff and #d890de. The triadic partners are #ef9657 and #2fcaa9.

Is white or black text more readable on #b49dfa?

Black text reads better on #b49dfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b49dfa a warm or cool color?

#b49dfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.133.