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#b55ace

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
181, 90, 206
HSL
287°, 54%, 58%
CMYK
12, 56, 0, 19
Luminance
0.2159

Every format

HEX#b55ace
RGBrgb(181, 90, 206)
HSLhsl(287, 54%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 56%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(53.6 54.5 -44.7)
LCHlch(53.6 70.4 320.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.623 0.188 318.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b55ace;
background-color: #b55ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b55ace] bg-[#b55ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b55ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.710, green: 0.353, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b55ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b55ace on white: 3.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b55ace on black: 5.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red71.0%
Green35.3%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.1%
Magenta56.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#b55ace text on a black background

contrast 5.32:1

Card sample

#b55ace text on a white background

contrast 3.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b55ace;
Background color
Panel with #b55ace background
background-color: #b55ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b55ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(181, 90, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(181, 90, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b55ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b55ace, #CE5A9A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b55ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b55ace in the Color Lab