What color is #BCC3E7?

#BCC3E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC3E7?

The RGB value is 188, 195, 231: 188 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC3E7?

The complementary color is #E7E0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC3E7 color

#BCC3E7 rgb(188, 195, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCC3E7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green and 90.6% blue (188, 195, 231).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 47% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#BCC3E7 color codes

HEX	`#BCC3E7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 195, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 47%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.32, 4.96, -18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.32, 19.3, 284.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.674, 55.49, 83.416)`
Decimal	`12370919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC3E7, 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 #BCC3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #BCC3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc3e7; }
.text { color: #bcc3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 195 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc3e7, #cbbce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC3E7?: #BCC3E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC3E7?: The RGB value is 188, 195, 231: 188 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC3E7?: The complementary color is #E7E0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.