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#b261cd

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

RGB
178, 97, 205
HSL
285°, 52%, 59%
CMYK
13, 53, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2242

Every format

HEX#b261cd
RGBrgb(178, 97, 205)
HSLhsl(285, 52%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 53%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(54.5 50.0 -42.7)
LCHlch(54.5 65.8 319.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.628 0.175 317.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b261cd;
background-color: #b261cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b261cd] bg-[#b261cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b261cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.698, green: 0.380, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b261cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b261cd on white: 3.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b261cd on black: 5.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red69.8%
Green38.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.2%
Magenta52.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b261cd text on a black background

contrast 5.48:1

Card sample

#b261cd text on a white background

contrast 3.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b261cd;
Background color
Panel with #b261cd background
background-color: #b261cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b261cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(178, 97, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(178, 97, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b261cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b261cd, #CD61A0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b261cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b261cd in the Color Lab