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#b3abc5

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

RGB
179, 171, 197
HSL
259°, 18%, 72%
CMYK
9, 13, 0, 23
Luminance
0.4274

Every format

HEX#b3abc5
RGBrgb(179, 171, 197)
HSLhsl(259, 18%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(71.4 7.9 -12.2)
LCHlch(71.4 14.5 302.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.038 299.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3abc5;
background-color: #b3abc5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3abc5] bg-[#b3abc5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3abc5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.671, blue: 0.773)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3abc5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3abc5 on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3abc5 on black: 9.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green67.1%
Blue77.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan9.1%
Magenta13.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)22.7%

Color previews

#b3abc5 text on a black background

contrast 9.55:1

Card sample

#b3abc5 text on a white background

contrast 2.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3abc5;
Background color
Panel with #b3abc5 background
background-color: #b3abc5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3abc5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 171, 197, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 171, 197, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3abc5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3abc5, #C4ABC5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3abc5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3abc5 in the Color Lab