#B48BDA Color

#B48BDA is rgb(180, 139, 218) in RGB and hsl(271, 52%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B48BDA

HEX#B48BDA

RGBrgb(180, 139, 218)

HSLhsl(271, 52%, 70%)

HSVhsv(271, 36%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.12 307.4)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B48BDA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B48BDA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B48BDA Complementary#B1DA8B Analogous#8C8BDA Analogous#DA8BD9 Triadic#DAB48B Triadic#8BDAB4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B48BDA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE9ADF #C8AAE4 #D2B9E9 #DCC9EE #E6D8F3 #F0E8F8

Shades

#9D68CF #8441C3 #6D33A3 #53277C #3C1C59 #221032

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