Palettes / Colors / #BCDCFB

#BCDCFB — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#BCDCFB 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 #FBDBBC; it also sits naturally between #BCFBFB and #BCBCFB. 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 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #BCDCFB

.text { color: #BCDCFB; }
.background { background-color: #BCDCFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDCFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 220, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDCFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 220, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDCFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 220, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCDCFB

Tints of #BCDCFB

Tones of #BCDCFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBDBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDCFB: #000000.

How #BCDCFB 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 #BCDCFB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCDCFA  ·  #BCDCFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDCFB?

#BCDCFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 220, 251). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDCFB?

#BCDCFB is RGB 188, 220, 251 — HSL 210°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BCDCFB?

Its complement is #FBDBBC; analogous partners are #BCFBFB and #BCBCFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDCFB for text?

Black text on #BCDCFB has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.