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#bc9ace

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

RGB
188, 154, 206
HSL
279°, 35%, 71%
CMYK
9, 25, 0, 19
Luminance
0.3826

Every format

HEX#bc9ace
RGBrgb(188, 154, 206)
HSLhsl(279, 35%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(68.2 22.1 -21.9)
LCHlch(68.2 31.1 315.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.735 0.082 313.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9ace;
background-color: #bc9ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9ace] bg-[#bc9ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.604, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9ace on white: 2.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9ace on black: 8.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green60.4%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.7%
Magenta25.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#bc9ace text on a black background

contrast 8.65:1

Card sample

#bc9ace text on a white background

contrast 2.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9ace;
Background color
Panel with #bc9ace background
background-color: #bc9ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 154, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 154, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9ace, #CE9ABD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9ace in the Color Lab