What color is #BCB8D9?

#BCB8D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB8D9?

The RGB value is 188, 184, 217: 188 red, 184 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB8D9?

The complementary color is #D5D9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB8D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB8D9 color

#BCB8D9 rgb(188, 184, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCB8D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.2% green and 85.1% blue (188, 184, 217).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#BCB8D9 color codes

HEX	`#BCB8D9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 184, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.06, 7.9, -16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.06, 17.87, 296.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.401, 49.982, 72.624)`
Decimal	`12368089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB8D9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCB8D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB8D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCB8D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb8d9; }
.text { color: #bcb8d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb8d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 184 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb8d9, #ccb8d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCB8D9?: #BCB8D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB8D9?: The RGB value is 188, 184, 217: 188 red, 184 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB8D9?: The complementary color is #D5D9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB8D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.