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#b48ade

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

RGB
180, 138, 222
HSL
270°, 56%, 71%
CMYK
19, 38, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3315

Every format

HEX#b48ade
RGBrgb(180, 138, 222)
HSLhsl(270, 56%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(64.3 32.0 -36.9)
LCHlch(64.3 48.8 311.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.705 0.127 306.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b48ade;
background-color: #b48ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b48ade] bg-[#b48ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b48ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.541, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b48ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b48ade on white: 2.75:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b48ade on black: 7.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green54.1%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.9%
Magenta37.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#b48ade text on a black background

contrast 7.63:1

Card sample

#b48ade text on a white background

contrast 2.75:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b48ade;
Background color
Panel with #b48ade background
background-color: #b48ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b48ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 138, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 138, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b48ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b48ade, #DE8AD0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b48ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b48ade in the Color Lab