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#b49ade

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

RGB
180, 154, 222
HSL
263°, 51%, 74%
CMYK
19, 31, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3809

Every format

HEX#b49ade
RGBrgb(180, 154, 222)
HSLhsl(263, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(68.1 23.1 -31.0)
LCHlch(68.1 38.6 306.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.734 0.100 301.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b49ade;
background-color: #b49ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b49ade] bg-[#b49ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b49ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.604, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b49ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b49ade on white: 2.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b49ade on black: 8.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green60.4%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.9%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#b49ade text on a black background

contrast 8.62:1

Card sample

#b49ade text on a white background

contrast 2.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b49ade;
Background color
Panel with #b49ade background
background-color: #b49ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b49ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 154, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 154, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b49ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b49ade, #DE9ADB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b49ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b49ade in the Color Lab