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#bc9add

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

RGB
188, 154, 221
HSL
270°, 50%, 74%
CMYK
15, 30, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3902

Every format

HEX#bc9add
RGBrgb(188, 154, 221)
HSLhsl(270, 50%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(68.8 25.3 -29.3)
LCHlch(68.8 38.7 310.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.741 0.101 307.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9add;
background-color: #bc9add;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9add] bg-[#bc9add]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9add;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.604, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9add")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9add on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9add on black: 8.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

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

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.9%
Magenta30.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#bc9add text on a black background

contrast 8.80:1

Card sample

#bc9add text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9add;
Background color
Panel with #bc9add background
background-color: #bc9add;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9add;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 154, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 154, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9add;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9add, #DD9AD1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9add

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9add in the Color Lab