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#b3aadd

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

RGB
179, 170, 221
HSL
251°, 43%, 77%
CMYK
19, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4355

Every format

HEX#b3aadd
RGBrgb(179, 170, 221)
HSLhsl(251, 43%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(71.9 13.6 -24.5)
LCHlch(71.9 28.1 299.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.763 0.073 292.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3aadd;
background-color: #b3aadd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3aadd] bg-[#b3aadd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3aadd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.667, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3aadd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3aadd on white: 2.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3aadd on black: 9.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green66.7%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.0%
Magenta23.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#b3aadd text on a black background

contrast 9.71:1

Card sample

#b3aadd text on a white background

contrast 2.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3aadd;
Background color
Panel with #b3aadd background
background-color: #b3aadd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3aadd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 170, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 170, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3aadd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3aadd, #D5AADD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3aadd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3aadd in the Color Lab