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#b3afdb

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

RGB
179, 175, 219
HSL
246°, 38%, 77%
CMYK
18, 20, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4536

Every format

HEX#b3afdb
RGBrgb(179, 175, 219)
HSLhsl(246, 38%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(73.1 10.4 -21.6)
LCHlch(73.1 24.0 295.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.772 0.062 289.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3afdb;
background-color: #b3afdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3afdb] bg-[#b3afdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3afdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.686, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3afdb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3afdb on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3afdb on black: 10.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green68.6%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.3%
Magenta20.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#b3afdb text on a black background

contrast 10.07:1

Card sample

#b3afdb text on a white background

contrast 2.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3afdb;
Background color
Panel with #b3afdb background
background-color: #b3afdb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3afdb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 175, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 175, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3afdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3afdb, #D0AFDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3afdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3afdb in the Color Lab