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#b596cd

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

RGB
181, 150, 205
HSL
274°, 36%, 70%
CMYK
12, 27, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3604

Every format

HEX#b596cd
RGBrgb(181, 150, 205)
HSLhsl(274, 36%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(66.5 21.9 -23.9)
LCHlch(66.5 32.4 312.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.720 0.085 309.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b596cd;
background-color: #b596cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b596cd] bg-[#b596cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b596cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.710, green: 0.588, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b596cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b596cd on white: 2.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b596cd on black: 8.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red71.0%
Green58.8%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.7%
Magenta26.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b596cd text on a black background

contrast 8.21:1

Card sample

#b596cd text on a white background

contrast 2.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b596cd;
Background color
Panel with #b596cd background
background-color: #b596cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b596cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(181, 150, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(181, 150, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b596cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b596cd, #CD96C0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b596cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b596cd in the Color Lab