Palettes / Colors / #BCDAEC
#BCDAEC — Pale Blue
#BCDAEC is a blue color we call Pale 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 #BCDAEC 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.
#BCDAEC 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 #ECCEBB; it also sits naturally between #BBECE6 and #BBC1EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 218, 236 |
| HSL | 203°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 203°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 20%, 8%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.95, 66.89, 89.06 |
| Yxy | 66.89, 0.2810, 0.3084 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.45, -6.11, -12.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.79, -5.82, -12.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 85% · Blue 93%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDAEC
.text { color: #BCDAEC; }
.background { background-color: #BCDAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 218, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 218, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 218, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDAEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCDAEC
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Tones of #BCDAEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECCEBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDAEC
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 #BCDAEC: ·
How #BCDAEC 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 #BCDAEC 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 #BCDAEC?
#BCDAEC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 218, 236). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDAEC?
#BCDAEC is RGB 188, 218, 236 — HSL 203°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 8%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BCDAEC?
Its complement is #ECCEBB; analogous partners are #BBECE6 and #BBC1EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDAEC for text?
Black text on #BCDAEC has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.