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#bcb4cd

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

RGB
188, 180, 205
HSL
259°, 20%, 76%
CMYK
8, 12, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4774

Every format

HEX#bcb4cd
RGBrgb(188, 180, 205)
HSLhsl(259, 20%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(74.7 7.6 -11.6)
LCHlch(74.7 13.9 303.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.784 0.036 300.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcb4cd;
background-color: #bcb4cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcb4cd] bg-[#bcb4cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcb4cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.706, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcb4cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcb4cd on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcb4cd on black: 10.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green70.6%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta12.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bcb4cd text on a black background

contrast 10.55:1

Card sample

#bcb4cd text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcb4cd;
Background color
Panel with #bcb4cd background
background-color: #bcb4cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcb4cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 180, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 180, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcb4cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb4cd, #CDB4CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcb4cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bcb4cd in the Color Lab