Palettes / Colors / #BCDDFB

#BCDDFB — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#BCDDFB 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 #FBDABC; it also sits naturally between #BCFBFA and #BCBDFB. 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 87% · Blue 98%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDDFB

.text { color: #BCDDFB; }
.background { background-color: #BCDDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 221, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 221, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 221, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCDDFB

Tints of #BCDDFB

Tones of #BCDDFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBDABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDDFB: #000000.

How #BCDDFB 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 #BCDDFB 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

← #BCDDFA  ·  #BCDDFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDDFB?

#BCDDFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 221, 251). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDDFB?

#BCDDFB is RGB 188, 221, 251 — HSL 209°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BCDDFB?

Its complement is #FBDABC; analogous partners are #BCFBFA and #BCBDFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDDFB for text?

Black text on #BCDDFB has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.