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#B488CE Color

#B488CE is rgb(180, 136, 206) in RGB, hsl(278, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B488CE
HEX#B488CE
RGBrgb(180, 136, 206)
HSLhsl(278, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(278, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.111 312.4)
LABlab(62.97% 26.90 -29.76)
LCHlch(62.97% 40.11 312.11)

What #B488CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B488CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.68Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.89Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.69Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.25Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.4Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B488CE Channel Values

How #B488CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 180 · G 136 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.86:1 vs white · 7.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B488CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B488CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B488CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B488CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B488CE
Complementary
#A1CE88
Analogous
#9188CE
Analogous
#CE88C5
Triadic
#CEB488
Triadic
#88CEB4
Split comp.
#C5CE88
Split comp.
#88CE91

Tints & Shades of #B488CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD96D4
#C9A8DC
#D2B7E1
#DDC9E9
#E6D7EF
#F1E9F6

Shades

#A067C1
#8B48B1
#713B91
#582E70
#3E2150
#25132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B488CE.

How #B488CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B488CE
Protanopia#9191CE
Protanomaly#A08DCE
Deuteranopia#9898CD
Deuteranomaly#A492CD
Tritanopia#AB9393
Tritanomaly#AF8FAE
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B488CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b488ce: #B488CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B488CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b488ce': '#B488CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.533, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b488ce">#B488CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B488CE"

More Purple Colors

#B488CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B488CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B488CE?

#B488CE is a light purple — rgb(180, 136, 206) in RGB and hsl(278, 42%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #B488CE?

#B488CE is rgb(180, 136, 206) — red 180, green 136, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B488CE?

#B488CE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B488CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B488CE scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B488CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B488CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.6, which is visibly different.

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