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#b261fa

a light, electric violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
178, 97, 250
HSL
272°, 94%, 68%
CMYK
29, 61, 0, 2
Luminance
0.2492

Every format

HEX#b261fa
RGBrgb(178, 97, 250)
HSLhsl(272, 94%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 61%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(57.0 59.7 -64.0)
LCHlch(57.0 87.5 313.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.655 0.222 305.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b261fa;
background-color: #b261fa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b261fa] bg-[#b261fa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b261fa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.698, green: 0.380, blue: 0.980)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b261fa")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b261fa on white: 3.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b261fa on black: 5.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red69.8%
Green38.0%
Blue98.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan28.8%
Magenta61.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#b261fa text on a black background

contrast 5.98:1

Card sample

#b261fa text on a white background

contrast 3.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b261fa;
Background color
Panel with #b261fa background
background-color: #b261fa;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b261fa;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(178, 97, 250, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(178, 97, 250, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b261fa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b261fa, #FA61DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b261fa

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b261fa in the Color Lab