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#b39bc9

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

RGB
179, 155, 201
HSL
271°, 30%, 70%
CMYK
11, 23, 0, 21
Luminance
0.3724

Every format

HEX#b39bc9
RGBrgb(179, 155, 201)
HSLhsl(271, 30%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(67.5 17.6 -20.3)
LCHlch(67.5 26.9 310.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.726 0.070 308.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b39bc9;
background-color: #b39bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b39bc9] bg-[#b39bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b39bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.608, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b39bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b39bc9 on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b39bc9 on black: 8.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green60.8%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.9%
Magenta22.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#b39bc9 text on a black background

contrast 8.45:1

Card sample

#b39bc9 text on a white background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b39bc9;
Background color
Panel with #b39bc9 background
background-color: #b39bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b39bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 155, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 155, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b39bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b39bc9, #C99BC0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b39bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b39bc9 in the Color Lab