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#BCB2FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCB2FC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #BCB2FC 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.

#BCB2FC 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 #F2FCB0; it also sits naturally between #B0CCFC and #E0B0FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCB2FC · RGB 188, 178, 252

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Color values

HEX#BCB2FC
RGB188, 178, 252
HSL248°, 93%, 84%
HSV248°, 29%, 99%
CMYK25%, 29%, 0%, 1%
XYZ54.23, 49.56, 98.80
Yxy49.56, 0.2677, 0.2446
CIE-Lab75.80, 19.02, -35.35
Hunter Lab70.40, 18.35, -39.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 70% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCB2FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCB2FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCB2FC

.text { color: #BCB2FC; }
.background { background-color: #BCB2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 178, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 178, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 178, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB2FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCB2FC

#9889FB#7662F9#533AF8#3113F6#2408D9#1D06B1#17058A#100462#0A023B#030114

Tints of #BCB2FC

#BFB5FC#C3BAFD#CCC4FD#D0C9FD#D4CEFD#D8D3FD#DDD8FE#E5E1FE#EAE6FE#EEEBFE

Tones of #BCB2FC

#BEB6F7#C2BBF1#C6C1EC#CAC6E7#CECBE1#D2D1DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2FCB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCB2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB2FC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCB2FC: ·

How #BCB2FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B8EADeuteranopia · #B8B9E6Tritanopia · #BCDCD9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCB2FC rather than the exact color:

Palette 3a86ff
#3A86FF · #BDB2FF · #FFD6E0 · #FFF4F4
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Smoky Aurora
#1E85A7 · #2F7DDA · #798AE7 · #BCB3F1
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF

Similar colors

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

#BDB2FF#BEADFA#B8B5FF#BCB3F1#B5BAFF#B7B1F2#B1B2FF#B5B7F4#B1AFFF#C5BAFF#B7BDF7#BEB1EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCB2FB  ·  #BCB2FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB2FC?

#BCB2FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 178, 252). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB2FC?

#BCB2FC is RGB 188, 178, 252 — HSL 248°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 29%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BCB2FC?

Its complement is #F2FCB0; analogous partners are #B0CCFC and #E0B0FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB2FC for text?

Black text on #BCB2FC has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.