Palettes / Colors / #B488FC

#B488FC — Light Vivid Purple

#B488FC is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #B488FC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B488FC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFFC88; it also sits naturally between #8895FC and #EE88FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 53% · Blue 99%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B488FC

.text { color: #B488FC; }
.background { background-color: #B488FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B488FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 136, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 95%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B488FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 136, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B488FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 136, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B488FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B488FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFFC88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B488FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B488FC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B488FC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B488FC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B488FC?

#B488FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 180, 136, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B488FC?

#B488FC is RGB 180, 136, 252 — HSL 263°, 95%, 76% — CMYK 29%, 46%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #B488FC?

Its complement is #CFFC88; analogous partners are #8895FC and #EE88FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B488FC for text?

Black text on #B488FC has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.