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#b48ecd

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

RGB
180, 142, 205
HSL
276°, 39%, 68%
CMYK
12, 31, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3346

Every format

HEX#b48ecd
RGBrgb(180, 142, 205)
HSLhsl(276, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(64.5 26.1 -27.0)
LCHlch(64.5 37.5 314.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.705 0.099 311.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b48ecd;
background-color: #b48ecd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b48ecd] bg-[#b48ecd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b48ecd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.557, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b48ecd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b48ecd on white: 2.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b48ecd on black: 7.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green55.7%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.2%
Magenta30.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b48ecd text on a black background

contrast 7.69:1

Card sample

#b48ecd text on a white background

contrast 2.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b48ecd;
Background color
Panel with #b48ecd background
background-color: #b48ecd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b48ecd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 142, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 142, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b48ecd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b48ecd, #CD8EBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b48ecd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b48ecd in the Color Lab