#b856e3
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: orchid
RGB
184, 86, 227
HSL
282°, 72%, 61%
CMYK
19, 62, 0, 11
Luminance
0.2239
Every format
| HEX | #b856e3 |
| RGB | rgb(184, 86, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 62%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(54.4 61.3 -55.2) |
| LCH | lch(54.4 82.5 318.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.634 0.216 314.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #b856e3;
background-color: #b856e3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b856e3] bg-[#b856e3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b856e3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.722, green: 0.337, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b856e3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#b856e3 on white: 3.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#b856e3 on black: 5.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red72.2%
Green33.7%
Blue89.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan18.9%
Magenta62.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%
Color previews
#b856e3 text on a black background
contrast 5.48:1
Card sample
#b856e3 text on a white background
contrast 3.83:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #b856e3;
Background color
Panel with #b856e3 background
background-color: #b856e3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b856e3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(184, 86, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(184, 86, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b856e3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b856e3, #E356B0);