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#BCDFF0 — Pale Blue

#BCDFF0 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 #BCDFF0 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.

#BCDFF0 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 #F0CEBC; it also sits naturally between #BCF0E7 and #BCC5F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCDFF0 · RGB 188, 223, 240

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Color values

HEX#BCDFF0
RGB188, 223, 240
HSL200°, 63%, 84%
HSV200°, 22%, 94%
CMYK22%, 7%, 0%, 6%
XYZ62.85, 69.76, 92.59
Yxy69.76, 0.2791, 0.3098
CIE-Lab86.88, -7.82, -12.10
Hunter Lab83.52, -7.49, -12.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCDFF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCDFF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCDFF0

.text { color: #BCDFF0; }
.background { background-color: #BCDFF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDFF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 223, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 63%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDFF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 223, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDFF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 223, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDFF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDFF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCDFF0

#9BCFE8#7ABFE1#59AED9#379ED2#2A88B7#226F96#1A5674#133E53#0B2532#040C11

Tints of #BCDFF0

#C1E1F1#C5E3F2#CDE7F4#D1E9F5#D5EBF6#DAEDF7#DEEFF7#E6F3F9#EAF5FA#EEF7FB

Tones of #BCDFF0

#C0DEEC#C4DCE9#C8DBE5#CBDAE1#CFD9DE#D3D7DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0CEBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text14.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCDFF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDFF0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCDFF0: ·

How #BCDFF0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CBCBECDeuteranopia · #C9C7EBTritanopia · #BEE9E8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCDFF0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Palette 40a2e3
#40A2E3 · #FFF6E9 · #BBE2EC · #0D9276

Similar colors

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

#BBE0EF#BAE0F0#BFDDF0#BCE0F4#B8DCF1#BBE2EC#B8E3F0#B9E4EE#C0E5EF#C0DBEA#BDE7EE#BCE6EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCDFEF  ·  #BCDFF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDFF0?

#BCDFF0 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 223, 240). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDFF0?

#BCDFF0 is RGB 188, 223, 240 — HSL 200°, 63%, 84% — CMYK 22%, 7%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BCDFF0?

Its complement is #F0CEBC; analogous partners are #BCF0E7 and #BCC5F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDFF0 for text?

Black text on #BCDFF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.