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#bcbaff

a pale, electric blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
188, 186, 255
HSL
242°, 100%, 87%
CMYK
26, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5303

Every format

HEX#bcbaff
RGBrgb(188, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(242, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(77.9 15.3 -33.7)
LCHlch(77.9 37.0 294.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.815 0.097 285.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcbaff;
background-color: #bcbaff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcbaff] bg-[#bcbaff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcbaff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcbaff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcbaff on white: 1.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcbaff on black: 11.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.3%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bcbaff text on a black background

contrast 11.61:1

Card sample

#bcbaff text on a white background

contrast 1.81:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcbaff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbaff, #EABAFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcbaff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bcbaff in the Color Lab