Palettes / Colors / #BCB3FE

#BCB3FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCB3FE 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 #BCB3FE 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.

#BCB3FE 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 #F5FEB4; it also sits naturally between #B4D0FE and #E1B4FE. 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 70% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB3FE

.text { color: #BCB3FE; }
.background { background-color: #BCB3FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB3FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 179, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB3FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 179, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB3FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 179, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB3FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB3FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FEB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB3FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB3FE

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 #BCB3FE 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 #BCB3FE 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

← #BCB3FD  ·  #BCB3FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB3FE?

#BCB3FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 179, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB3FE?

#BCB3FE is RGB 188, 179, 254 — HSL 247°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 26%, 30%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCB3FE?

Its complement is #F5FEB4; analogous partners are #B4D0FE and #E1B4FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB3FE for text?

Black text on #BCB3FE has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.