Information about #B49FCB color

#B49FCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49FCB falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 159, 203) — 70.6% red, 62.4% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 17 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B49FCB is a moderately toned blue-purple violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Lilac (#C098CC) and Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(180, 159, 203)), which gives #B49FCB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B49FCB: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B49FCB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B49FCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B49FCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B49FCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B49FCB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B49FCB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B49FCB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Aesthetic Lilac color link
Aesthetic Lilac

#C098CC

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

#B49FCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49FCB
  • RGB180, 159, 203
  • CMYK9, 17, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(180, 159, 203)
  • HSL269°, 30%, 71%
  • HSL Precise268.636°, 29.73%, 70.98%
  • HSV269°, 22%, 80%
  • HSB269°, 22%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.624, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.624, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.624, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB49FCB
  • DECIMAL ID11837387
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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