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#b149df

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
177, 73, 223
HSL
282°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
21, 67, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1944

Every format

HEX#b149df
RGBrgb(177, 73, 223)
HSLhsl(282, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 67%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(51.2 64.7 -58.2)
LCHlch(51.2 87.0 318.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.608 0.226 313.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b149df;
background-color: #b149df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b149df] bg-[#b149df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b149df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.694, green: 0.286, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b149df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b149df on white: 4.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b149df on black: 4.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red69.4%
Green28.6%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.6%
Magenta67.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#b149df text on a black background

contrast 4.89:1

Card sample

#b149df text on a white background

contrast 4.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b149df;
Background color
Panel with #b149df background
background-color: #b149df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b149df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(177, 73, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(177, 73, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b149df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b149df, #DF49A9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b149df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b149df in the Color Lab