What color is #BCBFE1?

#BCBFE1 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 #BCBFE1?

The RGB value is 188, 191, 225: 188 red, 191 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBFE1?

The complementary color is #E1DEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBFE1 color

#BCBFE1 rgb(188, 191, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCBFE1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 88.2% blue (188, 191, 225).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 38% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% 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 11.68:1).

#BCBFE1 color codes

HEX	`#BCBFE1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 191, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 38%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.1, 5.81, -17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.1, 18.22, 288.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.957, 53.389, 78.735)`
Decimal	`12369889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBFE1, 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 #BCBFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #BCBFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbfe1; }
.text { color: #bcbfe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbfe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 191 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbfe1, #ccbce1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBFE1?: #BCBFE1 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 #BCBFE1?: The RGB value is 188, 191, 225: 188 red, 191 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBFE1?: The complementary color is #E1DEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.