#b490ff

Color #b490ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b490ff

RGB

rgb(180, 144, 255)

HSL

hsl(259.5, 100%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.5, 43.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(67.18, 36.41, -50.5)

LCH

lch(67.18, 62.26, 305.79)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1593, 297.27)

HWB

hwb(259.5, 56.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbff90

Analogous

#90a3ff

#b490ff

#ec90ff

Triadic

#b490ff

#ffb490

#90ffb4

Split-complementary

#b490ff

#ffec90

#a3ff90

Tetradic

#b490ff

#ff90db

#dbff90

#90ffb4

Square

#b490ff

#ff90a3

#dbff90

#90ffec

Shades

Color #b490ff mixed toward black.

#874dff

#5a0bff

#4100c7

#2b0085

#160042

Tints

Color #b490ff mixed toward white.

#c0a2ff

#cdb5ff

#d9c7ff

#e6daff

#f2ecff

Tones

Color #b490ff mixed toward gray.

#b799f6

#baa2ec

#beace3

#c1b5da

#c4bed1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5ea · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a8aae5 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b2d8d4 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 26.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b490ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b490ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b490ff (#b490ff) is rgb(180, 144, 255) in RGB.

No, #b490ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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