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#b49cdf

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

RGB
180, 156, 223
HSL
262°, 51%, 74%
CMYK
19, 30, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3881

Every format

HEX#b49cdf
RGBrgb(180, 156, 223)
HSLhsl(262, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 30%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(68.6 22.2 -30.7)
LCHlch(68.6 37.9 305.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.738 0.098 300.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b49cdf;
background-color: #b49cdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b49cdf] bg-[#b49cdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b49cdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.612, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b49cdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b49cdf on white: 2.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b49cdf on black: 8.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green61.2%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.3%
Magenta30.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#b49cdf text on a black background

contrast 8.76:1

Card sample

#b49cdf text on a white background

contrast 2.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b49cdf;
Background color
Panel with #b49cdf background
background-color: #b49cdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b49cdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 156, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 156, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b49cdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b49cdf, #DF9CDD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b49cdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b49cdf in the Color Lab