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#b17bc9

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

RGB
177, 123, 201
HSL
282°, 42%, 64%
CMYK
12, 39, 0, 21
Luminance
0.2773

Every format

HEX#b17bc9
RGBrgb(177, 123, 201)
HSLhsl(282, 42%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 39%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(59.6 34.9 -32.4)
LCHlch(59.6 47.6 317.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.666 0.126 315.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b17bc9;
background-color: #b17bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b17bc9] bg-[#b17bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b17bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.694, green: 0.482, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b17bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b17bc9 on white: 3.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b17bc9 on black: 6.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red69.4%
Green48.2%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.9%
Magenta38.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#b17bc9 text on a black background

contrast 6.55:1

Card sample

#b17bc9 text on a white background

contrast 3.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b17bc9;
Background color
Panel with #b17bc9 background
background-color: #b17bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b17bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(177, 123, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(177, 123, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b17bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b17bc9, #C97BAD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b17bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b17bc9 in the Color Lab