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#bc9ccd

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

RGB
188, 156, 205
HSL
279°, 33%, 71%
CMYK
8, 24, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3888

Every format

HEX#bc9ccd
RGBrgb(188, 156, 205)
HSLhsl(279, 33%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(68.7 20.8 -20.6)
LCHlch(68.7 29.3 315.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.738 0.078 313.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9ccd;
background-color: #bc9ccd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9ccd] bg-[#bc9ccd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9ccd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.612, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9ccd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9ccd on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9ccd on black: 8.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green61.2%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bc9ccd text on a black background

contrast 8.78:1

Card sample

#bc9ccd text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9ccd;
Background color
Panel with #bc9ccd background
background-color: #bc9ccd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9ccd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 156, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 156, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9ccd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9ccd, #CD9CBD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9ccd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9ccd in the Color Lab