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#bc9efd

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

RGB
188, 158, 253
HSL
259°, 96%, 81%
CMYK
26, 38, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4224

Every format

HEX#bc9efd
RGBrgb(188, 158, 253)
HSLhsl(259, 96%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 38%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(71.0 30.3 -43.3)
LCHlch(71.0 52.9 305.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.762 0.136 297.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9efd;
background-color: #bc9efd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9efd] bg-[#bc9efd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9efd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.620, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9efd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9efd on white: 2.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9efd on black: 9.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green62.0%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.7%
Magenta37.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#bc9efd text on a black background

contrast 9.45:1

Card sample

#bc9efd text on a white background

contrast 2.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9efd;
Background color
Panel with #bc9efd background
background-color: #bc9efd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9efd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 158, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 158, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9efd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9efd, #FB9EFD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9efd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9efd in the Color Lab