Palettes / Colors / #BCBDF4

#BCBDF4 — Pale Blue

#BCBDF4 is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BCBDF4 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.

#BCBDF4 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 #F4F3BD; it also sits naturally between #BDDAF4 and #D8BDF4. 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 96%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBDF4

.text { color: #BCBDF4; }
.background { background-color: #BCBDF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBDF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 189, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 72%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBDF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 189, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBDF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 189, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBDF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBDF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F3BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBDF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBDF4

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 #BCBDF4 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 #BCBDF4 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

← #BCBDF3  ·  #BCBDF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBDF4?

#BCBDF4 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 189, 244). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBDF4?

#BCBDF4 is RGB 188, 189, 244 — HSL 239°, 72%, 85% — CMYK 23%, 23%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #BCBDF4?

Its complement is #F4F3BD; analogous partners are #BDDAF4 and #D8BDF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBDF4 for text?

Black text on #BCBDF4 has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.