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#bc9beb

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

RGB
188, 155, 235
HSL
265°, 67%, 77%
CMYK
20, 34, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4013

Every format

HEX#bc9beb
RGBrgb(188, 155, 235)
HSLhsl(265, 67%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(69.6 27.8 -35.8)
LCHlch(69.6 45.3 307.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.749 0.117 302.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9beb;
background-color: #bc9beb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9beb] bg-[#bc9beb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9beb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.608, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9beb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9beb on white: 2.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9beb on black: 9.03:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green60.8%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.0%
Magenta34.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#bc9beb text on a black background

contrast 9.03:1

Card sample

#bc9beb text on a white background

contrast 2.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9beb;
Background color
Panel with #bc9beb background
background-color: #bc9beb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9beb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 155, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 155, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9beb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9beb, #EB9BE5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9beb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9beb in the Color Lab