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#b3ace3

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

RGB
179, 172, 227
HSL
248°, 50%, 78%
CMYK
21, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4463

Every format

HEX#b3ace3
RGBrgb(179, 172, 227)
HSLhsl(248, 50%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(72.7 13.8 -26.7)
LCHlch(72.7 30.1 297.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.769 0.078 290.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3ace3;
background-color: #b3ace3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3ace3] bg-[#b3ace3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3ace3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.675, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3ace3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3ace3 on white: 2.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3ace3 on black: 9.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green67.5%
Blue89.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan21.1%
Magenta24.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%

Color previews

#b3ace3 text on a black background

contrast 9.93:1

Card sample

#b3ace3 text on a white background

contrast 2.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3ace3;
Background color
Panel with #b3ace3 background
background-color: #b3ace3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3ace3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 172, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 172, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3ace3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ace3, #D8ACE3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3ace3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3ace3 in the Color Lab