What color is #BCD5FC?

#BCD5FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCD5FC?

The RGB value is 188, 213, 252: 188 red, 213 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCD5FC?

The complementary color is #FCE3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCD5FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCD5FC color

#BCD5FC rgb(188, 213, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCD5FC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.5% green and 98.8% blue (188, 213, 252).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 91% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#BCD5FC color codes

HEX	`#BCD5FC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 213, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 83.5%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 91%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.64, 0.06, -21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.64, 21.8, 270.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.099, 65.306, 101.41)`
Decimal	`12375548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCD5FC, 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 #BCD5FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCD5FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #BCD5FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcd5fc; }
.text { color: #bcd5fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd5fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 213 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcd5fc, #c3bcfc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCD5FC?: #BCD5FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCD5FC?: The RGB value is 188, 213, 252: 188 red, 213 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCD5FC?: The complementary color is #FCE3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCD5FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.