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#bc9ecc

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

RGB
188, 158, 204
HSL
279°, 31%, 71%
CMYK
8, 23, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3950

Every format

HEX#bc9ecc
RGBrgb(188, 158, 204)
HSLhsl(279, 31%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(69.1 19.5 -19.4)
LCHlch(69.1 27.5 315.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.741 0.073 313.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9ecc;
background-color: #bc9ecc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9ecc] bg-[#bc9ecc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9ecc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.620, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9ecc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9ecc on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9ecc on black: 8.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green62.0%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.8%
Magenta22.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#bc9ecc text on a black background

contrast 8.90:1

Card sample

#bc9ecc text on a white background

contrast 2.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9ecc;
Background color
Panel with #bc9ecc background
background-color: #bc9ecc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9ecc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 158, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 158, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9ecc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9ecc, #CC9EBD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9ecc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9ecc in the Color Lab