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#a48dbb

a balanced, soft violet · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
164, 141, 187
HSL
270°, 25%, 64%
CMYK
12, 25, 0, 27
Luminance
0.3053

Every format

HEX#a48dbb
RGBrgb(164, 141, 187)
HSLhsl(270, 25%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(62.1 17.6 -20.8)
LCHlch(62.1 27.2 310.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.680 0.071 307.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a48dbb;
background-color: #a48dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a48dbb] bg-[#a48dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a48dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.553, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a48dbb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a48dbb on white: 2.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a48dbb on black: 7.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green55.3%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.3%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#a48dbb text on a black background

contrast 7.11:1

Card sample

#a48dbb text on a white background

contrast 2.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a48dbb;
Background color
Panel with #a48dbb background
background-color: #a48dbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a48dbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 141, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 141, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a48dbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a48dbb, #BB8DB3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a48dbb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a48dbb in the Color Lab