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#B48DFD closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#B48DFD is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 55.3% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(180, 141, 253)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 97% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #B48DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.17:1.

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Variations of #B48DFD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B48DFD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B48DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B48DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #73A0FA
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6CA2FF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #849DFF
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #73A0FA
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B9BFB
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5A1B9
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B096E1
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A69DBE

#B48DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.57:1 Very poor#B48DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.17:1 Very good#B48DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B48DFD in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #B48DFD; }
.background { background-color: #B48DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B48DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 141 253);
color: hsl(261 97% 77%);
color: oklch(0.726 0.161 298.4);

#B48DFD FAQ

What color is #B48DFD?

#B48DFD is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B48DFD?

#B48DFD is rgb(180, 141, 253) in RGB, hsl(261, 97%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B48DFD?

The complementary color of #B48DFD is #D6FD8D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B48DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B48DFD: 8.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B48DFD a warm or cool color?

#B48DFD is a cool color.