Close to Lavender Purple
#B482CC
#B482CC is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 51% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B482CC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.00:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.01:1 AAAThis color as text on white
3.00:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.01:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B482CC as they’d see it.
#B482CC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B482CC
What color is #B482CC?
#B482CC is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 51% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B482CC in RGB?
#B482CC is rgb(180, 130, 204): 180 red, 130 green, and 204 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B482CC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 36, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B482CC?
PANTONE 2565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B482CC?
Its complement #70A259 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.