What color is #BCC3D9?

#BCC3D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC3D9?

The RGB value is 188, 195, 217: 188 red, 195 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC3D9?

The complementary color is #D9D2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC3D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC3D9 color

#BCC3D9 rgb(188, 195, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC3D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green and 85.1% blue (188, 195, 217).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#BCC3D9 color codes

HEX	`#BCC3D9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 195, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.89, 1.97, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.89, 11.94, 279.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.776, 54.731, 73.416)`
Decimal	`12370905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC3D9, 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 #BCC3D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC3D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #BCC3D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc3d9; }
.text { color: #bcc3d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc3d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 195 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc3d9, #c4bcd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCC3D9?: #BCC3D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC3D9?: The RGB value is 188, 195, 217: 188 red, 195 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC3D9?: The complementary color is #D9D2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC3D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.