Plum (Purple)

#BC9FE0

RGB: 188, 159, 224

Color OverviewHEX #BC9FE0

#BC9FE0 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #BC9FE0 is composed of 74% red, 62% green, and 88% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 267°, saturation of 51%, and lightness of 75%.

HEX

#BC9FE0

RGB

188, 159, 224

HSL

267°, 51%, 75%

HSV

267°, 29%, 88%

CMYK

16%, 29%, 0%, 12%

Name Match

Plum

Closest Standard

Shades of #BC9FE0 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #BC9FE0 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #BC9FE0 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #BC9FE0

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #BC9FE0 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.29 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #BC9FE0 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.17 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #BC9FE0;
}

.element {
  color: #BC9FE0;
  background-color: #BC9FE0;
  border-color: #BC9FE0;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#BC9FE0] text-[#BC9FE0] border-[#BC9FE0]">
  Content styled with #BC9FE0
</div>