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#bc97ff

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

RGB
188, 151, 255
HSL
261°, 100%, 80%
CMYK
26, 41, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4004

Every format

HEX#bc97ff
RGBrgb(188, 151, 255)
HSLhsl(261, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 41%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(69.5 34.7 -46.8)
LCHlch(69.5 58.3 306.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.751 0.150 299.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc97ff;
background-color: #bc97ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc97ff] bg-[#bc97ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc97ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.592, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc97ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc97ff on white: 2.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc97ff on black: 9.01:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green59.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.3%
Magenta40.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bc97ff text on a black background

contrast 9.01:1

Card sample

#bc97ff text on a white background

contrast 2.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc97ff;
Background color
Panel with #bc97ff background
background-color: #bc97ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc97ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 151, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 151, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc97ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc97ff, #FF97FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc97ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc97ff in the Color Lab