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#b3baff

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

RGB
179, 186, 255
HSL
235°, 100%, 85%
CMYK
30, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5192

Every format

HEX#b3baff
RGBrgb(179, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(235, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(77.2 12.8 -34.8)
LCHlch(77.2 37.0 290.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.808 0.098 279.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3baff;
background-color: #b3baff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3baff] bg-[#b3baff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3baff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3baff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3baff on white: 1.84:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3baff on black: 11.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.8%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b3baff text on a black background

contrast 11.38:1

Card sample

#b3baff text on a white background

contrast 1.84:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3baff;
Background color
Panel with #b3baff background
background-color: #b3baff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3baff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3baff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3baff, #DFB3FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3baff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3baff in the Color Lab