Palettes / Colors / #BCD8FA
#BCD8FA — Pale Vivid Blue
#BCD8FA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BCD8FA 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.
#BCD8FA 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 #FADEBD; it also sits naturally between #BDF7FA and #C0BDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCD8FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 216, 250 |
| HSL | 213°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 213°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 14%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 62.55, 66.71, 100.02 |
| Yxy | 66.71, 0.2728, 0.2909 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.35, -1.96, -19.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.67, -1.89, -20.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 85% · Blue 98%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCD8FA
.text { color: #BCD8FA; }
.background { background-color: #BCD8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 216, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 216, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 216, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCD8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD8FA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCD8FA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FADEBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCD8FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD8FA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCD8FA: ·
How #BCD8FA 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 #BCD8FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCD8FA?
#BCD8FA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 216, 250). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD8FA?
#BCD8FA is RGB 188, 216, 250 — HSL 213°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 14%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BCD8FA?
Its complement is #FADEBD; analogous partners are #BDF7FA and #C0BDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCD8FA for text?
Black text on #BCD8FA has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.