Palettes / Colors / #BCB8FE

#BCB8FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCB8FE 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 #BCB8FE 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.

#BCB8FE 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 #FAFEB9; it also sits naturally between #B9D8FE and #DFB9FE. 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 72% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB8FE

.text { color: #BCB8FE; }
.background { background-color: #BCB8FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB8FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 184, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB8FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 184, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB8FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 184, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB8FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB8FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFEB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB8FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB8FE

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 #BCB8FE 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 #BCB8FE 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

← #BCB8FD  ·  #BCB8FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB8FE?

#BCB8FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 184, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB8FE?

#BCB8FE is RGB 188, 184, 254 — HSL 243°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 28%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCB8FE?

Its complement is #FAFEB9; analogous partners are #B9D8FE and #DFB9FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB8FE for text?

Black text on #BCB8FE has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.