#B480FF
Amethyst · light cool purple
About #B480FF
#B480FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 50% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Amethyst and Orchid (ΔE 16.2); Orchid comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBFF80 — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B480FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B480FF?
#B480FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 50% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B480FF?
Use black text. Black on #B480FF has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B480FF?
Its complementary colour is #CBFF80, and analogous partners are #808CFF and #F480FF.