What color is #BCBFE6?

#BCBFE6 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 #BCBFE6?

The RGB value is 188, 191, 230: 188 red, 191 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBFE6?

The complementary color is #E6E3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBFE6 color

#BCBFE6 rgb(188, 191, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCBFE6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 90.2% blue (188, 191, 230).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#BCBFE6 color codes

HEX	`#BCBFE6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 191, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.27, 6.9, -19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.27, 20.89, 289.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.649, 53.665, 82.379)`
Decimal	`12369894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBFE6, 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 #BCBFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #BCBFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbfe6; }
.text { color: #bcbfe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbfe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 191 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbfe6, #cebce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBFE6?: #BCBFE6 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 #BCBFE6?: The RGB value is 188, 191, 230: 188 red, 191 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBFE6?: The complementary color is #E6E3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.