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#bc9ade

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

RGB
188, 154, 222
HSL
270°, 51%, 74%
CMYK
15, 31, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3908

Every format

HEX#bc9ade
RGBrgb(188, 154, 222)
HSLhsl(270, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 31%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(68.8 25.5 -29.8)
LCHlch(68.8 39.2 310.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.741 0.102 306.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9ade;
background-color: #bc9ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9ade] bg-[#bc9ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.604, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9ade on white: 2.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9ade on black: 8.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green60.4%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.3%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#bc9ade text on a black background

contrast 8.82:1

Card sample

#bc9ade text on a white background

contrast 2.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9ade;
Background color
Panel with #bc9ade background
background-color: #bc9ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 154, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 154, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9ade, #DE9AD3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9ade in the Color Lab