Palettes / Colors / #BCBDF8

#BCBDF8 — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCBDF8 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 #BCBDF8 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.

#BCBDF8 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 #F8F7BA; it also sits naturally between #BADAF8 and #D8BAF8. 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 97%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBDF8

.text { color: #BCBDF8; }
.background { background-color: #BCBDF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBDF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 189, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 81%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBDF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 189, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBDF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 189, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBDF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBDF8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8F7BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBDF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBDF8

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 #BCBDF8 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 #BCBDF8 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

← #BCBDF7  ·  #BCBDF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBDF8?

#BCBDF8 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 189, 248). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBDF8?

#BCBDF8 is RGB 188, 189, 248 — HSL 239°, 81%, 85% — CMYK 24%, 24%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #BCBDF8?

Its complement is #F8F7BA; analogous partners are #BADAF8 and #D8BAF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBDF8 for text?

Black text on #BCBDF8 has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.