What color is #BCCDF7?

#BCCDF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCDF7?

The RGB value is 188, 205, 247: 188 red, 205 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCDF7?

The complementary color is #F7E6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCDF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCDF7 color

#BCCDF7 rgb(188, 205, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCCDF7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 80.4% green and 96.9% blue (188, 205, 247).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#BCCDF7 color codes

HEX	`#BCCDF7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 205, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 80.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, 3.17, -22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 22.74, 278.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.354, 61.068, 96.638)`
Decimal	`12373495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCDF7, 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 #BCCDF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCDF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #BCCDF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccdf7; }
.text { color: #bccdf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccdf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 205 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccdf7, #c9bcf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BCCDF7?: #BCCDF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCDF7?: The RGB value is 188, 205, 247: 188 red, 205 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCDF7?: The complementary color is #F7E6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCDF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.