Palettes / Colors / #BCBBDC

#BCBBDC — Light Muted Blue

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

#BCBBDC 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 #DBDCBC; it also sits naturally between #BCCBDC and #CDBCDC. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBBDC

.text { color: #BCBBDC; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 187, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 32%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 187, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 187, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCBBDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDCBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBBDC: #000000.

How #BCBBDC 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 #BCBBDC 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

← #BCBBDB  ·  #BCBBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBBDC?

#BCBBDC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 187, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBBDC?

#BCBBDC is RGB 188, 187, 220 — HSL 242°, 32%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 15%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCBBDC?

Its complement is #DBDCBC; analogous partners are #BCCBDC and #CDBCDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBBDC for text?

Black text on #BCBBDC has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.