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#b49bc0

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

RGB
180, 155, 192
HSL
281°, 23%, 68%
CMYK
6, 19, 0, 25
Luminance
0.3695

Every format

HEX#b49bc0
RGBrgb(180, 155, 192)
HSLhsl(281, 23%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 19%, 0%, 25%)
LABlab(67.2 16.1 -15.7)
LCHlch(67.2 22.4 315.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.724 0.059 314.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b49bc0;
background-color: #b49bc0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b49bc0] bg-[#b49bc0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b49bc0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.608, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b49bc0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b49bc0 on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b49bc0 on black: 8.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green60.8%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.2%
Magenta19.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)24.7%

Color previews

#b49bc0 text on a black background

contrast 8.39:1

Card sample

#b49bc0 text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b49bc0;
Background color
Panel with #b49bc0 background
background-color: #b49bc0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b49bc0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 155, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 155, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b49bc0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b49bc0, #C09BB3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b49bc0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b49bc0 in the Color Lab