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#bc9fec

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

RGB
188, 159, 236
HSL
263°, 67%, 78%
CMYK
20, 33, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4154

Every format

HEX#bc9fec
RGBrgb(188, 159, 236)
HSLhsl(263, 67%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(70.6 25.9 -34.8)
LCHlch(70.6 43.3 306.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.112 301.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc9fec;
background-color: #bc9fec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc9fec] bg-[#bc9fec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc9fec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.624, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc9fec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc9fec on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc9fec on black: 9.31:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green62.4%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.3%
Magenta32.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#bc9fec text on a black background

contrast 9.31:1

Card sample

#bc9fec text on a white background

contrast 2.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc9fec;
Background color
Panel with #bc9fec background
background-color: #bc9fec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc9fec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 159, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 159, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc9fec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9fec, #EC9FE9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc9fec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc9fec in the Color Lab