Palettes / Colors / #BCB5EA

#BCB5EA — Light Blue

#BCB5EA 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 #BCB5EA 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.

#BCB5EA 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 #E2EAB3; it also sits naturally between #B3C7EA and #D6B3EA. 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 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB5EA

.text { color: #BCB5EA; }
.background { background-color: #BCB5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 181, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 56%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 181, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 181, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB5EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2EAB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB5EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB5EA

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 #BCB5EA 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 #BCB5EA 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

← #BCB5E9  ·  #BCB5EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB5EA?

#BCB5EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 181, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB5EA?

#BCB5EA is RGB 188, 181, 234 — HSL 248°, 56%, 81% — CMYK 20%, 23%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCB5EA?

Its complement is #E2EAB3; analogous partners are #B3C7EA and #D6B3EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB5EA for text?

Black text on #BCB5EA has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.