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#bbaddb

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

RGB
187, 173, 219
HSL
258°, 39%, 77%
CMYK
15, 21, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4557

Every format

HEX#bbaddb
RGBrgb(187, 173, 219)
HSLhsl(258, 39%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(73.3 14.0 -21.4)
LCHlch(73.3 25.6 303.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.775 0.066 298.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbaddb;
background-color: #bbaddb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbaddb] bg-[#bbaddb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbaddb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.678, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbaddb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbaddb on white: 2.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbaddb on black: 10.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green67.8%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.6%
Magenta21.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#bbaddb text on a black background

contrast 10.11:1

Card sample

#bbaddb text on a white background

contrast 2.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 173, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 173, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbaddb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaddb, #DAADDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbaddb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbaddb in the Color Lab