What color is #BCCCE8?

#BCCCE8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCCE8?

The RGB value is 188, 204, 232: 188 red, 204 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCCE8?

The complementary color is #E8D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCCE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCCE8 color

#BCCCE8 rgb(188, 204, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCCCE8 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80% green and 91% blue (188, 204, 232).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#BCCCE8 color codes

HEX	`#BCCCE8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 204, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.68, 0.37, -15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.68, 15.65, 271.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.894, 59.702, 84.854)`
Decimal	`12373224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCCE8, 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 #BCCCE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCCE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #BCCCE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccce8; }
.text { color: #bccce8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccce8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 204 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccce8, #c2bce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCCCE8?: #BCCCE8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCCE8?: The RGB value is 188, 204, 232: 188 red, 204 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCCE8?: The complementary color is #E8D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCCE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.