What color is #BCDBF4?

#BCDBF4 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oh Boy!. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCDBF4?

The RGB value is 188, 219, 244: 188 red, 219 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBF4?

The complementary color is #F4D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCDBF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCDBF4 color

#BCDBF4 rgb(188, 219, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCDBF4 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 95.7% blue (188, 219, 244).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 72% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Oh Boy! (#BBDAF8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#BCDBF4 color codes

HEX	`#BCDBF4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 219, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 85.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 72%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 10%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.95, -4.88, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.95, 16.34, 252.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.395, 67.884, 95.386)`
Decimal	`12377076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCDBF4, 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 #BCDBF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCDBF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #BCDBF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcdbf4; }
.text { color: #bcdbf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcdbf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 219 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcdbf4, #bcbff4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCDBF4?: #BCDBF4 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oh Boy!. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCDBF4?: The RGB value is 188, 219, 244: 188 red, 219 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCDBF4?: The complementary color is #F4D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCDBF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.