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#b3b3ff

a pale, electric blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
179, 179, 255
HSL
240°, 100%, 85%
CMYK
30, 30, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4904

Every format

HEX#b3b3ff
RGBrgb(179, 179, 255)
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(75.5 16.6 -37.5)
LCHlch(75.5 41.0 293.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.795 0.107 283.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3b3ff;
background-color: #b3b3ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3b3ff] bg-[#b3b3ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3b3ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.702, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3b3ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3b3ff on white: 1.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3b3ff on black: 10.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green70.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.8%
Magenta29.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b3b3ff text on a black background

contrast 10.81:1

Card sample

#b3b3ff text on a white background

contrast 1.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3b3ff;
Background color
Panel with #b3b3ff background
background-color: #b3b3ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3b3ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 179, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 179, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3b3ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b3ff, #E6B3FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3b3ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3b3ff in the Color Lab