Palettes / Colors / #BCD4E1

#BCD4E1 — Light Muted Blue

#BCD4E1 is a blue color we call Light 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 #BCD4E1 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.

#BCD4E1 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 #E1C9BC; it also sits naturally between #BCE1DB and #BCC2E1. 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 83% · Blue 88%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD4E1

.text { color: #BCD4E1; }
.background { background-color: #BCD4E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD4E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 212, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 38%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD4E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 212, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD4E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 212, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD4E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD4E1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1C9BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD4E1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD4E1

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 #BCD4E1 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 #BCD4E1 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

← #BCD4E0  ·  #BCD4E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD4E1?

#BCD4E1 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 212, 225). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD4E1?

#BCD4E1 is RGB 188, 212, 225 — HSL 201°, 38%, 81% — CMYK 16%, 6%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BCD4E1?

Its complement is #E1C9BC; analogous partners are #BCE1DB and #BCC2E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD4E1 for text?

Black text on #BCD4E1 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.