Palettes / Colors / #BCB9FF

#BCB9FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCB9FF 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 #BCB9FF 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.

#BCB9FF 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 #FBFFB8; it also sits naturally between #B8D8FF and #DFB8FF. 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 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB9FF

.text { color: #BCB9FF; }
.background { background-color: #BCB9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 185, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 185, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 185, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB9FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB9FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB9FF

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 #BCB9FF 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 #BCB9FF 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

← #BCB9FE  ·  #BCBA00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB9FF?

#BCB9FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 185, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB9FF?

#BCB9FF is RGB 188, 185, 255 — HSL 243°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 26%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCB9FF?

Its complement is #FBFFB8; analogous partners are #B8D8FF and #DFB8FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB9FF for text?

Black text on #BCB9FF has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.