Palettes / Colors / #BCDAF0

#BCDAF0 — Pale Blue

#BCDAF0 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#BCDAF0 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 #F0D2BC; it also sits naturally between #BCF0EC and #BCC1F0. 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 85% · Blue 94%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDAF0

.text { color: #BCDAF0; }
.background { background-color: #BCDAF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDAF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 218, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 63%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDAF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 218, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDAF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 218, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDAF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDAF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0D2BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDAF0: #000000.

How #BCDAF0 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 #BCDAF0 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

← #BCDAEF  ·  #BCDAF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDAF0?

#BCDAF0 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 218, 240). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDAF0?

#BCDAF0 is RGB 188, 218, 240 — HSL 205°, 63%, 84% — CMYK 22%, 9%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BCDAF0?

Its complement is #F0D2BC; analogous partners are #BCF0EC and #BCC1F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDAF0 for text?

Black text on #BCDAF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.