What color is #BCBDD9?

#BCBDD9 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 #BCBDD9?

The RGB value is 188, 189, 217: 188 red, 189 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBDD9?

The complementary color is #D9D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBDD9 color

#BCBDD9 rgb(188, 189, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCBDD9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 85.1% blue (188, 189, 217).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#BCBDD9 color codes

HEX	`#BCBDD9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 189, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.34, 5.19, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.34, 15.03, 290.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.458, 52.096, 72.977)`
Decimal	`12369369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBDD9, 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 #BCBDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #BCBDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbdd9; }
.text { color: #bcbdd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbdd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 189 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbdd9, #cabcd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBDD9?: #BCBDD9 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 #BCBDD9?: The RGB value is 188, 189, 217: 188 red, 189 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBDD9?: The complementary color is #D9D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.