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#bc9adc

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

RGB
188, 154, 220
HSL
271°, 49%, 73%
CMYK
15, 30, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3897

Every format

HEX#bc9adc
RGBrgb(188, 154, 220)
HSLhsl(271, 49%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(68.7 25.1 -28.8)
LCHlch(68.7 38.2 311.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.740 0.100 307.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9adc;
background-color: #bc9adc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9adc] bg-[#bc9adc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9adc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.604, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9adc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9adc on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9adc on black: 8.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green60.4%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.5%
Magenta30.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#bc9adc text on a black background

contrast 8.79:1

Card sample

#bc9adc text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9adc;
Background color
Panel with #bc9adc background
background-color: #bc9adc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9adc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 154, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 154, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9adc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9adc, #DC9AD0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9adc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9adc in the Color Lab