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#b990fe color: Liliac

#b990fe is rgb(185, 144, 254) in RGB and oklch(73.574% 0.15879 299.693) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

73.6%
0.159
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Violet
  • violet-400
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #b990fe

#b990fe is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.48:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Liliac (#c48efd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b990fe mixed with white

  1. b990fe
  2. c09cff
  3. c6a7ff
  4. cdb2ff
  5. d4bdff
  6. dbc8ff
  7. e2d3ff
  8. e9deff
  9. f0e9ff
  10. f8f4ff

Darker: #b990fe mixed with black

  1. b990fe
  2. a07ddd
  3. 896abd
  4. 71579e
  5. 5b4580
  6. 463463
  7. 312447
  8. 1e152d
  9. 0d0716
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b990fe with less saturation

  1. b990fe
  2. b793f6
  3. b696ee
  4. b499e5
  5. b29cdd
  6. b19fd5
  7. afa1cc
  8. aea3c4
  9. aca5bb
  10. aba7b2

Questions about #b990fe

What color is #b990fe?

#b990fe is bright light violet. The closest named color is Liliac. In RGB it is rgb(185, 144, 254), in HSL hsl(262.36, 98.21%, 78.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.574% 0.15879 299.693).

What colors go well with #b990fe?

The complementary color of #b990fe is #9eb72d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #82a2ff and #e082d9. The triadic partners are #f18e2a and #00c8ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #b990fe?

Black text reads better on #b990fe: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b990fe a warm or cool color?

#b990fe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.159.