What color is #BCBCCD?

#BCBCCD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBCCD?

The RGB value is 188, 188, 205: 188 red, 188 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBCCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBCCD color

#BCBCCD rgb(188, 188, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 80.4% blue (188, 188, 205).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#BCBCCD color codes

HEX	`#BCBCCD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.72, 3.28, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.72, 9.13, 291.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.74, 51.065, 64.982)`
Decimal	`12369101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBCCD, 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 #BCBCCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBCCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #BCBCCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbccd; }
.text { color: #bcbccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbccd, #c5bccd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCBCCD?: #BCBCCD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBCCD?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 205: 188 red, 188 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBCCD?: The complementary color is #CDCDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBCCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.