What color is #BCBFD2?

#BCBFD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBFD2?

The RGB value is 188, 191, 210: 188 red, 191 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBFD2?

The complementary color is #D2CFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBFD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBFD2 color

#BCBFD2 rgb(188, 191, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBFD2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 82.4% blue (188, 191, 210).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#BCBFD2 color codes

HEX	`#BCBFD2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 191, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.64, 2.67, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.64, 10.22, 285.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51, 52.606, 68.427)`
Decimal	`12369874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBFD2, 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 #BCBFD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBFD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #BCBFD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbfd2; }
.text { color: #bcbfd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbfd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 191 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbfd2, #c4bcd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCBFD2?: #BCBFD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBFD2?: The RGB value is 188, 191, 210: 188 red, 191 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBFD2?: The complementary color is #D2CFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBFD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.