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#B496CF closest to Violet Velvet

#B496CF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58.8% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(180, 150, 207)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 37% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #B496CF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.20:1.

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Variations of #B496CF

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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#B496CF 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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#B496CF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B496CF 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 #92A2CD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA1D1
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989ED0
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92A2CD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9D9ECE
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B19EAA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B499BF
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A79FAF

#B496CF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.56:1 Very poor#B496CF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.20:1 Very good#B496CF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B496CF in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #B496CF; }
.background { background-color: #B496CF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B496CF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 150 207);
color: hsl(272 37% 70%);
color: oklch(0.720 0.087 308.3);

#B496CF FAQ

What color is #B496CF?

#B496CF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B496CF?

#B496CF is rgb(180, 150, 207) in RGB, hsl(272, 37%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B496CF?

The complementary color of #B496CF is #B1CF96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B496CF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B496CF: 8.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B496CF a warm or cool color?

#B496CF is a cool color.