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#d9b8ff

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

RGB
217, 184, 255
HSL
268°, 100%, 86%
CMYK
15, 28, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5625

Every format

HEX#d9b8ff
RGBrgb(217, 184, 255)
HSLhsl(268, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(79.8 25.1 -30.6)
LCHlch(79.8 39.6 309.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.835 0.103 305.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d9b8ff;
background-color: #d9b8ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d9b8ff] bg-[#d9b8ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d9b8ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.851, green: 0.722, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d9b8ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d9b8ff on white: 1.71:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d9b8ff on black: 12.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red85.1%
Green72.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.9%
Magenta27.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#d9b8ff text on a black background

contrast 12.25:1

Card sample

#d9b8ff text on a white background

contrast 1.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d9b8ff;
Background color
Panel with #d9b8ff background
background-color: #d9b8ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d9b8ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(217, 184, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(217, 184, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d9b8ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9b8ff, #FFB8F6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d9b8ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #d9b8ff in the Color Lab