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#bcb3eb

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

RGB
188, 179, 235
HSL
250°, 58%, 81%
CMYK
20, 24, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4893

Every format

HEX#bcb3eb
RGBrgb(188, 179, 235)
HSLhsl(250, 58%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(75.4 14.6 -26.8)
LCHlch(75.4 30.5 298.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.793 0.079 291.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcb3eb;
background-color: #bcb3eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcb3eb] bg-[#bcb3eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcb3eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.702, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcb3eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcb3eb on white: 1.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcb3eb on black: 10.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green70.2%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.0%
Magenta23.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#bcb3eb text on a black background

contrast 10.79:1

Card sample

#bcb3eb text on a white background

contrast 1.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcb3eb;
Background color
Panel with #bcb3eb background
background-color: #bcb3eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcb3eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 179, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 179, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcb3eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb3eb, #E1B3EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcb3eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bcb3eb in the Color Lab