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#b56bcd

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

RGB
181, 107, 205
HSL
285°, 50%, 61%
CMYK
12, 48, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2475

Every format

HEX#b56bcd
RGBrgb(181, 107, 205)
HSLhsl(285, 50%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 48%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(56.8 45.6 -39.0)
LCHlch(56.8 60.0 319.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.647 0.160 317.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b56bcd;
background-color: #b56bcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b56bcd] bg-[#b56bcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b56bcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.710, green: 0.420, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b56bcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b56bcd on white: 3.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b56bcd on black: 5.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red71.0%
Green42.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.7%
Magenta47.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b56bcd text on a black background

contrast 5.95:1

Card sample

#b56bcd text on a white background

contrast 3.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b56bcd;
Background color
Panel with #b56bcd background
background-color: #b56bcd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b56bcd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(181, 107, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(181, 107, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b56bcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b56bcd, #CD6BA4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b56bcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b56bcd in the Color Lab