Plum (Purple)

#B498E6

RGB: 180, 152, 230

Color OverviewHEX #B498E6

#B498E6 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #B498E6 is composed of 71% red, 60% green, and 90% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 262°, saturation of 61%, and lightness of 75%.

HEX

#B498E6

RGB

180, 152, 230

HSL

262°, 61%, 75%

HSV

262°, 34%, 90%

CMYK

22%, 34%, 0%, 10%

Name Match

Plum

Closest Standard

Shades of #B498E6 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #B498E6 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #B498E6 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #B498E6

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #B498E6 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.45 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #B498E6 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):8.57 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #B498E6;
}

.element {
  color: #B498E6;
  background-color: #B498E6;
  border-color: #B498E6;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#B498E6] text-[#B498E6] border-[#B498E6]">
  Content styled with #B498E6
</div>