Palettes / Colors / #BCBDEF

#BCBDEF — Pale Blue

#BCBDEF is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BCBDEF 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 #EFEEBD; it also sits naturally between #BDD7EF and #D5BDEF. 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 74% · Blue 94%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBDEF

.text { color: #BCBDEF; }
.background { background-color: #BCBDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 189, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 189, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 189, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCBDEF

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Tones of #BCBDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEEBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBDEF: #000000.

How #BCBDEF 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 #BCBDEF 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

← #BCBDEE  ·  #BCBDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBDEF?

#BCBDEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 189, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBDEF?

#BCBDEF is RGB 188, 189, 239 — HSL 239°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BCBDEF?

Its complement is #EFEEBD; analogous partners are #BDD7EF and #D5BDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBDEF for text?

Black text on #BCBDEF has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.