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#bba9cd

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

RGB
187, 169, 205
HSL
270°, 27%, 73%
CMYK
9, 18, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4335

Every format

HEX#bba9cd
RGBrgb(187, 169, 205)
HSLhsl(270, 27%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(71.8 13.3 -15.9)
LCHlch(71.8 20.7 309.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.762 0.054 307.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bba9cd;
background-color: #bba9cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bba9cd] bg-[#bba9cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bba9cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.663, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bba9cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bba9cd on white: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bba9cd on black: 9.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green66.3%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.8%
Magenta17.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bba9cd text on a black background

contrast 9.67:1

Card sample

#bba9cd text on a white background

contrast 2.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bba9cd;
Background color
Panel with #bba9cd background
background-color: #bba9cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bba9cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 169, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 169, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bba9cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba9cd, #CDA9C7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bba9cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bba9cd in the Color Lab