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#B499E6 Color

#B499E6 is rgb(180, 153, 230) in RGB, hsl(261, 61%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 10%) 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 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B499E6
HEX#B499E6
RGBrgb(180, 153, 230)
HSLhsl(261, 61%, 75%)
HSVhsv(261, 33%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.112 299.8)
LABlab(67.86% 21.97 -35.49)
LCHlch(67.86% 41.74 301.75)

What #B499E6 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 #B499E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.62Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.48Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 12.68Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.91African Violet#B284BEΔE 14.31Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.51

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

#B499E6 Channel Values

How #B499E6 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 153 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 61% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 33% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B499E6 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B499E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B499E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B499E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B499E6
Complementary
#CBE698
Analogous
#98A4E6
Analogous
#DA98E6
Triadic
#E6B498
Triadic
#98E6B4
Split comp.
#E6DA98
Split comp.
#A4E698

Tints & Shades of #B499E6

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

#BDA5E9
#C9B5ED
#D2C1F0
#DBCEF3
#E4DAF6
#F0EAFA

Shades

#956FDC
#7746D2
#5E2DB9
#47228C
#321863
#1D0E39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B499E6.

How #B499E6 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#B499E6
Protanopia#9E9EE6
Protanomaly#A79CE6
Deuteranopia#A3A3E6
Deuteranomaly#AA9FE6
Tritanopia#A9A5A5
Tritanomaly#ADA1C3
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B499E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b499e6: #B499E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B499E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b499e6': '#B499E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.600, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_b499e6">#B499E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#B499E6"

More Purple Colors

#B499E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B499E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B499E6?

#B499E6 is a light purple — rgb(180, 153, 230) in RGB and hsl(261, 61%, 75%) 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 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #B499E6?

#B499E6 is rgb(180, 153, 230) — red 180, green 153, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B499E6?

#B499E6 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B499E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B499E6 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B499E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B499E6 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 17.11, which is visibly different.

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