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#bc99cd

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

RGB
188, 153, 205
HSL
280°, 34%, 70%
CMYK
8, 25, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3788

Every format

HEX#bc99cd
RGBrgb(188, 153, 205)
HSLhsl(280, 34%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(67.9 22.5 -21.8)
LCHlch(67.9 31.3 316.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.732 0.083 314.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc99cd;
background-color: #bc99cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc99cd] bg-[#bc99cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc99cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.600, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc99cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc99cd on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc99cd on black: 8.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green60.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta25.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bc99cd text on a black background

contrast 8.58:1

Card sample

#bc99cd text on a white background

contrast 2.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc99cd;
Background color
Panel with #bc99cd background
background-color: #bc99cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc99cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 153, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 153, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc99cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc99cd, #CD99BB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc99cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc99cd in the Color Lab