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#bca9da

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

RGB
188, 169, 218
HSL
263°, 40%, 76%
CMYK
14, 23, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4413

Every format

HEX#bca9da
RGBrgb(188, 169, 218)
HSLhsl(263, 40%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(72.3 16.3 -22.2)
LCHlch(72.3 27.6 306.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.072 302.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bca9da;
background-color: #bca9da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bca9da] bg-[#bca9da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bca9da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.663, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bca9da")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bca9da on white: 2.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bca9da on black: 9.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green66.3%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.8%
Magenta22.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#bca9da text on a black background

contrast 9.83:1

Card sample

#bca9da text on a white background

contrast 2.14:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bca9da;
Background color
Panel with #bca9da background
background-color: #bca9da;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bca9da;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 169, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 169, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bca9da;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca9da, #DAA9D7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bca9da

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bca9da in the Color Lab