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#b599dd

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

RGB
181, 153, 221
HSL
265°, 50%, 73%
CMYK
18, 31, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3783

Every format

HEX#b599dd
RGBrgb(181, 153, 221)
HSLhsl(265, 50%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(67.9 23.7 -30.7)
LCHlch(67.9 38.8 307.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.733 0.101 302.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b599dd;
background-color: #b599dd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b599dd] bg-[#b599dd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b599dd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.710, green: 0.600, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b599dd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b599dd on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b599dd on black: 8.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red71.0%
Green60.0%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.1%
Magenta30.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#b599dd text on a black background

contrast 8.57:1

Card sample

#b599dd text on a white background

contrast 2.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b599dd;
Background color
Panel with #b599dd background
background-color: #b599dd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b599dd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(181, 153, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(181, 153, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b599dd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b599dd, #DD99D8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b599dd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b599dd in the Color Lab