Palettes / Colors / #BCDFFA
#BCDFFA — Pale Vivid Blue
#BCDFFA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BCDFFA 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.
#BCDFFA 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 #FAD7BD; it also sits naturally between #BDFAF6 and #BDC1FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDFFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 223, 250 |
| HSL | 206°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 206°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 11%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 64.38, 70.37, 100.63 |
| Yxy | 70.37, 0.2735, 0.2990 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.18, -5.61, -16.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.89, -5.41, -17.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 98%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDFFA
.text { color: #BCDFFA; }
.background { background-color: #BCDFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 223, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 223, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 223, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDFFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDFFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAD7BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDFFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDFFA
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 #BCDFFA: ·
How #BCDFFA 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 #BCDFFA 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 #BCDFFA?
#BCDFFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 223, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDFFA?
#BCDFFA is RGB 188, 223, 250 — HSL 206°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 11%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BCDFFA?
Its complement is #FAD7BD; analogous partners are #BDFAF6 and #BDC1FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDFFA for text?
Black text on #BCDFFA has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.