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#b3a0ff

a light, electric blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
179, 160, 255
HSL
252°, 100%, 81%
CMYK
30, 37, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4195

Every format

HEX#b3a0ff
RGBrgb(179, 160, 255)
HSLhsl(252, 100%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(70.8 27.2 -44.8)
LCHlch(70.8 52.4 301.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.759 0.135 292.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3a0ff;
background-color: #b3a0ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3a0ff] bg-[#b3a0ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3a0ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.627, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3a0ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3a0ff on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3a0ff on black: 9.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green62.7%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.8%
Magenta37.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b3a0ff text on a black background

contrast 9.39:1

Card sample

#b3a0ff text on a white background

contrast 2.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3a0ff;
Background color
Panel with #b3a0ff background
background-color: #b3a0ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3a0ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 160, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 160, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3a0ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a0ff, #F2A0FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3a0ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3a0ff in the Color Lab