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#b8b8db

a light, soft blue · warm · closest name: lavender

RGB
184, 184, 219
HSL
240°, 33%, 79%
CMYK
16, 16, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4959

Every format

HEX#b8b8db
RGBrgb(184, 184, 219)
HSLhsl(240, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(75.8 7.0 -17.5)
LCHlch(75.8 18.9 291.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.794 0.049 285.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b8b8db;
background-color: #b8b8db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b8b8db] bg-[#b8b8db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b8b8db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.722, green: 0.722, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b8b8db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b8b8db on white: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b8b8db on black: 10.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.2%
Green72.2%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.0%
Magenta16.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#b8b8db text on a black background

contrast 10.92:1

Card sample

#b8b8db text on a white background

contrast 1.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b8b8db;
Background color
Panel with #b8b8db background
background-color: #b8b8db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b8b8db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(184, 184, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(184, 184, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b8b8db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8b8db, #CFB8DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b8b8db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b8b8db in the Color Lab