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#B49AE4 Color

#B49AE4 is rgb(180, 154, 228) in RGB, hsl(261, 58%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 11%) 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. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B49AE4
HEX#B49AE4
RGBrgb(180, 154, 228)
HSLhsl(261, 58%, 75%)
HSVhsv(261, 32%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.108 299.9)
LABlab(68.04% 21.09 -34.13)
LCHlch(68.04% 40.12 301.71)

What #B49AE4 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 #B49AE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.32Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.72Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 12.78Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 13.21African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.54

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

#B49AE4 Channel Values

How #B49AE4 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 154 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 58% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 32% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B49AE4 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B49AE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B49AE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B49AE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B49AE4
Complementary
#CAE49A
Analogous
#9AA5E4
Analogous
#D99AE4
Triadic
#E4B49A
Triadic
#9AE4B4
Split comp.
#E4D99A
Split comp.
#A5E49A

Tints & Shades of #B49AE4

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

#BDA6E7
#C9B6EC
#D2C3EF
#DBCFF2
#E4DBF5
#F0EBFA

Shades

#9672DA
#784ACF
#5F30B5
#482489
#331A61
#1D0F38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B49AE4.

How #B49AE4 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#B49AE4
Protanopia#9F9FE4
Protanomaly#A89DE4
Deuteranopia#A3A3E4
Deuteranomaly#AAA0E4
Tritanopia#A9A6A6
Tritanomaly#AEA1C2
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B49AE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b49ae4: #B49AE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B49AE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b49ae4': '#B49AE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.604, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_b49ae4">#B49AE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B49AE4"

More Purple Colors

#B49AE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B49AE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B49AE4?

#B49AE4 is a light purple — rgb(180, 154, 228) in RGB and hsl(261, 58%, 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 7.

What is the RGB value of #B49AE4?

#B49AE4 is rgb(180, 154, 228) — red 180, green 154, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B49AE4?

#B49AE4 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B49AE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B49AE4 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B49AE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B49AE4 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 16.48, which is visibly different.

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