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#bc9cff

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

RGB
188, 156, 255
HSL
259°, 100%, 81%
CMYK
26, 39, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4169

Every format

HEX#bc9cff
RGBrgb(188, 156, 255)
HSLhsl(259, 100%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 39%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(70.7 31.9 -45.0)
LCHlch(70.7 55.2 305.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.760 0.142 297.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9cff;
background-color: #bc9cff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9cff] bg-[#bc9cff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9cff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.612, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9cff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9cff on white: 2.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9cff on black: 9.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green61.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.3%
Magenta38.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bc9cff text on a black background

contrast 9.34:1

Card sample

#bc9cff text on a white background

contrast 2.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9cff;
Background color
Panel with #bc9cff background
background-color: #bc9cff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9cff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 156, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 156, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9cff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9cff, #FE9CFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9cff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9cff in the Color Lab