Palettes / Colors / #BCB4DC

#BCB4DC — Light Muted Blue

#BCB4DC is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#BCB4DC 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 #D3DBB3; it also sits naturally between #B3BFDB and #CFB3DB. 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 71% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB4DC

.text { color: #BCB4DC; }
.background { background-color: #BCB4DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB4DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 180, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB4DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 180, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB4DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 180, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB4DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB4DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3DBB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB4DC: #000000.

How #BCB4DC 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 #BCB4DC 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

← #BCB4DB  ·  #BCB4DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB4DC?

#BCB4DC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 180, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB4DC?

#BCB4DC is RGB 188, 180, 220 — HSL 252°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 18%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCB4DC?

Its complement is #D3DBB3; analogous partners are #B3BFDB and #CFB3DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB4DC for text?

Black text on #BCB4DC has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.