Palettes / Colors / #BCAFEB

#BCAFEB — Light Blue

#BCAFEB is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #BCAFEB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BCAFEB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDEBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADBFEB and #D9ADEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 69% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BCAFEB

.text { color: #BCAFEB; }
.background { background-color: #BCAFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 175, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 175, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 175, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCAFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAFEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCAFEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDEBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAFEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCAFEB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BCAFEB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCAFEB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCAFEB?

#BCAFEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 175, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAFEB?

#BCAFEB is RGB 188, 175, 235 — HSL 253°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 20%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCAFEB?

Its complement is #DDEBAD; analogous partners are #ADBFEB and #D9ADEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAFEB for text?

Black text on #BCAFEB has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.