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#b4acdd

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

RGB
180, 172, 221
HSL
250°, 42%, 77%
CMYK
19, 22, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4443

Every format

HEX#b4acdd
RGBrgb(180, 172, 221)
HSLhsl(250, 42%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(72.5 12.8 -23.6)
LCHlch(72.5 26.9 298.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.070 292.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b4acdd;
background-color: #b4acdd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b4acdd] bg-[#b4acdd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b4acdd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.675, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b4acdd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b4acdd on white: 2.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b4acdd on black: 9.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green67.5%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.6%
Magenta22.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#b4acdd text on a black background

contrast 9.89:1

Card sample

#b4acdd text on a white background

contrast 2.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b4acdd;
Background color
Panel with #b4acdd background
background-color: #b4acdd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b4acdd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 172, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 172, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b4acdd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4acdd, #D5ACDD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b4acdd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b4acdd in the Color Lab