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#bc9acd

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

RGB
188, 154, 205
HSL
280°, 34%, 70%
CMYK
8, 25, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3821

Every format

HEX#bc9acd
RGBrgb(188, 154, 205)
HSLhsl(280, 34%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(68.2 21.9 -21.4)
LCHlch(68.2 30.6 315.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.734 0.081 314.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9acd;
background-color: #bc9acd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9acd] bg-[#bc9acd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9acd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.604, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9acd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9acd on white: 2.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9acd on black: 8.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

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

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta24.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bc9acd text on a black background

contrast 8.64:1

Card sample

#bc9acd text on a white background

contrast 2.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9acd;
Background color
Panel with #bc9acd background
background-color: #bc9acd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9acd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 154, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 154, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9acd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9acd, #CD9ABC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9acd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9acd in the Color Lab