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#B495C6 Color

#B495C6 is rgb(180, 149, 198) in RGB, hsl(278, 30%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B495C6
HEX#B495C6
RGBrgb(180, 149, 198)
HSLhsl(278, 30%, 68%)
HSVhsv(278, 25%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.078 312.9)
LABlab(65.84% 18.74 -20.92)
LCHlch(65.84% 28.09 311.84)

What #B495C6 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 #B495C6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.87Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.18Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.19Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.4Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.57Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.68

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

#B495C6 Channel Values

How #B495C6 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 149 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 30% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 25% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B495C6 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B495C6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B495C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B495C6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B495C6
Complementary
#A7C695
Analogous
#9B95C6
Analogous
#C695BF
Triadic
#C6B495
Triadic
#95C6B4
Split comp.
#BFC695
Split comp.
#95C69B

Tints & Shades of #B495C6

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

#BDA2CD
#C9B3D6
#D2C0DD
#DCCDE4
#E5DBEB
#F1EBF4

Shades

#9F77B6
#8A59A6
#714988
#553767
#3D2749
#24172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B495C6.

How #B495C6 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#B495C6
Protanopia#9B9BC6
Protanomaly#A699C6
Deuteranopia#A0A0C5
Deuteranomaly#A89CC6
Tritanopia#AE9C9C
Tritanomaly#B099AF
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B495C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b495c6: #B495C6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B495C6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b495c6': '#B495C6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.584, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_b495c6">#B495C6</color>
SVG fillfill="#B495C6"

More Purple Colors

#B495C6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B495C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B495C6?

#B495C6 is a light purple — rgb(180, 149, 198) in RGB and hsl(278, 30%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #B495C6?

#B495C6 is rgb(180, 149, 198) — red 180, green 149, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B495C6?

#B495C6 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B495C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B495C6 scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B495C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B495C6 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 14.09, which is visibly different.

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