Palettes / Colors / #BCBEE9

#BCBEE9 — Pale Muted Blue

#BCBEE9 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #BCBEE9 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.

#BCBEE9 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 #EAE8BE; it also sits naturally between #BED6EA and #D1BEEA. 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 75% · Blue 91%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBEE9

.text { color: #BCBEE9; }
.background { background-color: #BCBEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 190, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 190, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 190, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBEE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE8BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBEE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBEE9

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 #BCBEE9 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 #BCBEE9 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

← #BCBEE8  ·  #BCBEEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBEE9?

#BCBEE9 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 190, 233). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBEE9?

#BCBEE9 is RGB 188, 190, 233 — HSL 237°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 18%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BCBEE9?

Its complement is #EAE8BE; analogous partners are #BED6EA and #D1BEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBEE9 for text?

Black text on #BCBEE9 has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.