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#b3b8ff

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

RGB
179, 184, 255
HSL
236°, 100%, 85%
CMYK
30, 28, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5108

Every format

HEX#b3b8ff
RGBrgb(179, 184, 255)
HSLhsl(236, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(76.7 13.8 -35.6)
LCHlch(76.7 38.2 291.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.804 0.100 280.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3b8ff;
background-color: #b3b8ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3b8ff] bg-[#b3b8ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3b8ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.722, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3b8ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3b8ff on white: 1.87:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3b8ff on black: 11.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green72.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.8%
Magenta27.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b3b8ff text on a black background

contrast 11.22:1

Card sample

#b3b8ff text on a white background

contrast 1.87:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3b8ff;
Background color
Panel with #b3b8ff background
background-color: #b3b8ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3b8ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 184, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 184, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3b8ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b8ff, #E1B3FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3b8ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3b8ff in the Color Lab