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#b16fd2

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

RGB
177, 111, 210
HSL
280°, 52%, 63%
CMYK
16, 47, 0, 18
Luminance
0.2537

Every format

HEX#b16fd2
RGBrgb(177, 111, 210)
HSLhsl(280, 52%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 47%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(57.4 43.4 -40.9)
LCHlch(57.4 59.6 316.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.651 0.157 313.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b16fd2;
background-color: #b16fd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b16fd2] bg-[#b16fd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b16fd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.694, green: 0.435, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b16fd2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b16fd2 on white: 3.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b16fd2 on black: 6.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red69.4%
Green43.5%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.7%
Magenta47.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#b16fd2 text on a black background

contrast 6.07:1

Card sample

#b16fd2 text on a white background

contrast 3.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b16fd2;
Background color
Panel with #b16fd2 background
background-color: #b16fd2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b16fd2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(177, 111, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(177, 111, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b16fd2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16fd2, #D26FB1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b16fd2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b16fd2 in the Color Lab