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#B495C6 closest to Fleur-De-Lis

#B495C6 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58.4% green and 77.6% blue (rgb(180, 149, 198)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 30% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #B495C6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.06:1.

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Variations of #B495C6

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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#B495C6 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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#B495C6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B495C6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #94A1C4
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E9FC8
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #999CC7
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #94A1C4
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9F9DC5
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B39BA6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B497B8
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A59EAB

#B495C6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#B495C6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.06:1 Very good#B495C6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B495C6 in CSS

/* Fleur-De-Lis */
.color { color: #B495C6; }
.background { background-color: #B495C6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B495C6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 149 198);
color: hsl(278 30% 68%);
color: oklch(0.715 0.078 312.9);

#B495C6 FAQ

What color is #B495C6?

#B495C6 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B495C6?

#B495C6 is rgb(180, 149, 198) in RGB, hsl(278, 30%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B495C6?

The complementary color of #B495C6 is #A7C695, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B495C6?

Black text has the best contrast on #B495C6: 8.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B495C6 a warm or cool color?

#B495C6 is a cool color.