What color is #BCB9CF?

#BCB9CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB9CF?

The RGB value is 188, 185, 207: 188 red, 185 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB9CF?

The complementary color is #CCCFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB9CF color

#BCB9CF rgb(188, 185, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB9CF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.5% green and 81.2% blue (188, 185, 207).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#BCB9CF color codes

HEX	`#BCB9CF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 185, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76, 5.3, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76, 11.92, 296.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.348, 49.894, 66.05)`
Decimal	`12368335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB9CF, 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 #BCB9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #BCB9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb9cf; }
.text { color: #bcb9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 185 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb9cf, #c7b9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCB9CF?: #BCB9CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB9CF?: The RGB value is 188, 185, 207: 188 red, 185 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB9CF?: The complementary color is #CCCFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.