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#bc72cd

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
188, 114, 205
HSL
289°, 48%, 63%
CMYK
8, 44, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2713

Every format

HEX#bc72cd
RGBrgb(188, 114, 205)
HSLhsl(289, 48%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 44%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(59.1 43.9 -35.4)
LCHlch(59.1 56.4 321.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.665 0.152 319.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc72cd;
background-color: #bc72cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc72cd] bg-[#bc72cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc72cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.447, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc72cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc72cd on white: 3.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc72cd on black: 6.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green44.7%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta44.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bc72cd text on a black background

contrast 6.43:1

Card sample

#bc72cd text on a white background

contrast 3.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc72cd;
Background color
Panel with #bc72cd background
background-color: #bc72cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc72cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 114, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 114, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc72cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc72cd, #CD72A1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc72cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc72cd in the Color Lab