What color is #BCBCDA?

#BCBCDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBCDA?

The RGB value is 188, 188, 218: 188 red, 188 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBCDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBCDA color

#BCBCDA rgb(188, 188, 218)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 85.5% blue (188, 188, 218).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#BCBCDA color codes

HEX	`#BCBCDA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, 5.94, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 16.12, 291.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.374, 51.719, 73.592)`
Decimal	`12369114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBCDA, 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 #BCBCDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBCDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #BCBCDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbcda; }
.text { color: #bcbcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbcda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbcda, #cbbcda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBCDA?: #BCBCDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBCDA?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 218: 188 red, 188 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBCDA?: The complementary color is #DADABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBCDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.