What color is #BCD3F7?

#BCD3F7 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD3F7?

The RGB value is 188, 211, 247: 188 red, 211 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD3F7?

The complementary color is #F7E0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD3F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD3F7 color

#BCD3F7 rgb(188, 211, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCD3F7 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 82.7% green and 96.9% blue (188, 211, 247).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#BCD3F7 color codes

HEX	`#BCD3F7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 211, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 82.7%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.96, -0.02, -20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.96, 20.18, 269.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.817, 63.994, 97.125)`
Decimal	`12375031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD3F7, 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 #BCD3F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD3F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #BCD3F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd3f7; }
.text { color: #bcd3f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd3f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 211 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd3f7, #c3bcf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD3F7?: #BCD3F7 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD3F7?: The RGB value is 188, 211, 247: 188 red, 211 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD3F7?: The complementary color is #F7E0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD3F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.