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#b3ade9

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

RGB
179, 173, 233
HSL
246°, 58%, 80%
CMYK
23, 26, 0, 9
Luminance
0.4535

Every format

HEX#b3ade9
RGBrgb(179, 173, 233)
HSLhsl(246, 58%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 9%)
LABlab(73.1 14.7 -29.3)
LCHlch(73.1 32.7 296.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.774 0.085 288.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3ade9;
background-color: #b3ade9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3ade9] bg-[#b3ade9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3ade9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.678, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3ade9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3ade9 on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3ade9 on black: 10.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green67.8%
Blue91.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.2%
Magenta25.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%

Color previews

#b3ade9 text on a black background

contrast 10.07:1

Card sample

#b3ade9 text on a white background

contrast 2.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3ade9;
Background color
Panel with #b3ade9 background
background-color: #b3ade9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3ade9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 173, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 173, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3ade9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ade9, #DBADE9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3ade9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3ade9 in the Color Lab