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#b8b3ff

a pale, electric blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
184, 179, 255
HSL
244°, 100%, 85%
CMYK
28, 30, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4965

Every format

HEX#b8b3ff
RGBrgb(184, 179, 255)
HSLhsl(244, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(75.8 18.0 -36.9)
LCHlch(75.8 41.1 296.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.799 0.107 286.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b8b3ff;
background-color: #b8b3ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b8b3ff] bg-[#b8b3ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b8b3ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.722, green: 0.702, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b8b3ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b8b3ff on white: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b8b3ff on black: 10.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.2%
Green70.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan27.8%
Magenta29.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b8b3ff text on a black background

contrast 10.93:1

Card sample

#b8b3ff text on a white background

contrast 1.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b8b3ff;
Background color
Panel with #b8b3ff background
background-color: #b8b3ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b8b3ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(184, 179, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(184, 179, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b8b3ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8b3ff, #EBB3FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b8b3ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b8b3ff in the Color Lab