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#b3ace6

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

RGB
179, 172, 230
HSL
247°, 54%, 79%
CMYK
22, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.4480

Every format

HEX#b3ace6
RGBrgb(179, 172, 230)
HSLhsl(247, 54%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 10%)
LABlab(72.8 14.5 -28.2)
LCHlch(72.8 31.7 297.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.771 0.082 289.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3ace6;
background-color: #b3ace6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3ace6] bg-[#b3ace6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3ace6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.675, blue: 0.902)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3ace6")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3ace6 on white: 2.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3ace6 on black: 9.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green67.5%
Blue90.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.2%
Magenta25.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)9.8%

Color previews

#b3ace6 text on a black background

contrast 9.96:1

Card sample

#b3ace6 text on a white background

contrast 2.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3ace6;
Background color
Panel with #b3ace6 background
background-color: #b3ace6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3ace6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 172, 230, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 172, 230, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3ace6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ace6, #DAACE6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3ace6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3ace6 in the Color Lab