Palettes / Colors / #BCBDF3

#BCBDF3 — Pale Blue

#BCBDF3 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BCBDF3 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 #F4F3BE; it also sits naturally between #BEDAF4 and #D8BEF4. 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 95%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBDF3

.text { color: #BCBDF3; }
.background { background-color: #BCBDF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBDF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 189, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 70%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBDF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 189, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBDF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 189, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBDF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBDF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCBDF3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F3BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBDF3: #000000.

How #BCBDF3 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 #BCBDF3 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

← #BCBDF2  ·  #BCBDF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBDF3?

#BCBDF3 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 189, 243). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBDF3?

#BCBDF3 is RGB 188, 189, 243 — HSL 239°, 70%, 85% — CMYK 23%, 22%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BCBDF3?

Its complement is #F4F3BE; analogous partners are #BEDAF4 and #D8BEF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBDF3 for text?

Black text on #BCBDF3 has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.