What color is #BCB9D3?

#BCB9D3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB9D3?

The RGB value is 188, 185, 211: 188 red, 185 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB9D3?

The complementary color is #D0D3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB9D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB9D3 color

#BCB9D3 rgb(188, 185, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCB9D3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.5% green and 82.7% blue (188, 185, 211).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#BCB9D3 color codes

HEX	`#BCB9D3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 185, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, 6.11, -12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 14.06, 295.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.843, 50.092, 68.658)`
Decimal	`12368339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB9D3, 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 #BCB9D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB9D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #BCB9D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb9d3; }
.text { color: #bcb9d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb9d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 185 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb9d3, #c9b9d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCB9D3?: #BCB9D3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB9D3?: The RGB value is 188, 185, 211: 188 red, 185 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB9D3?: The complementary color is #D0D3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB9D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.