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#b28abc

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

RGB
178, 138, 188
HSL
288°, 27%, 64%
CMYK
5, 27, 0, 26
Luminance
0.3127

Every format

HEX#b28abc
RGBrgb(178, 138, 188)
HSLhsl(288, 27%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(62.7 24.1 -20.3)
LCHlch(62.7 31.5 320.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.688 0.085 319.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b28abc;
background-color: #b28abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b28abc] bg-[#b28abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b28abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.698, green: 0.541, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b28abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b28abc on white: 2.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b28abc on black: 7.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red69.8%
Green54.1%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.3%
Magenta26.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#b28abc text on a black background

contrast 7.25:1

Card sample

#b28abc text on a white background

contrast 2.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b28abc;
Background color
Panel with #b28abc background
background-color: #b28abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b28abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(178, 138, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(178, 138, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b28abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b28abc, #BC8AA5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b28abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b28abc in the Color Lab