What color is #BCBCCF?

#BCBCCF 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 #BCBCCF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BCBCCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBCCF color

#BCBCCF rgb(188, 188, 207)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#BCBCCF color codes

HEX	`#BCBCCF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.78, 3.68, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.78, 10.21, 291.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.982, 51.163, 66.261)`
Decimal	`12369103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBCCF, 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 #BCBCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #BCBCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbccf; }
.text { color: #bcbccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbccf, #c6bccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCBCCF?: #BCBCCF 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 #BCBCCF?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 207: 188 red, 188 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBCCF?: The complementary color is #CFCFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.