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#BCDFFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCDFFB 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 #BCDFFB 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.

#BCDFFB 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 #FBD8BC; it also sits naturally between #BCFBF8 and #BCBFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCDFFB · RGB 188, 223, 251

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Color values

HEX#BCDFFB
RGB188, 223, 251
HSL207°, 89%, 86%
HSV207°, 25%, 98%
CMYK25%, 11%, 0%, 2%
XYZ64.54, 70.43, 101.46
Yxy70.43, 0.2730, 0.2979
CIE-Lab87.21, -5.39, -17.40
Hunter Lab83.92, -5.19, -18.17

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

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

CSS code for #BCDFFB

.text { color: #BCDFFB; }
.background { background-color: #BCDFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 223, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 223, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 223, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCDFFB

#95CCF9#6EB9F7#43A4F4#1C92F2#0D7DD9#0A67B2#08518C#063860#03213A#010B13

Tints of #BCDFFB

#C0E1FB#C5E3FC#CAE5FC#CFE8FC#D4EAFC#D8ECFD#DDEFFD#E2F1FD#E7F3FE#ECF6FE

Tones of #BCDFFB

#C0DEF6#C4DEF2#C9DDEE#CEDDE9#D2DCE4#D7DCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBD8BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCDFFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDFFB

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 #BCDFFB: ·

How #BCDFFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCBF4Deuteranopia · #C9C7F3Tritanopia · #BEEFEE

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 #BCDFFB rather than the exact color:

Palette 1b262c
#1B262C · #0F4C75 · #3282B8 · #BBE1FA
Palette Bedcfa
#BEDCFA · #98ACF8 · #B088F9 · #DA9FF9
Palette Ada2ff
#ADA2FF · #C0DEFF · #FFE5F1 · #FFF8E1
Palette B7e0ff
#B7E0FF · #FFF5CD · #FFCFB3 · #E78F81
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #FFF1CB · #C2E2FA · #B7A3E3
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4

Similar colors

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

#BBE1FA#BEDCFA#C0DEFF#B7E0FF#C2E2FA#BCE0F4#B5DEFF#C2D9FF#C5DFF8#C4E1F6#B8E8FC#B2DFFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCDFFA  ·  #BCDFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDFFB?

#BCDFFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 223, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDFFB?

#BCDFFB is RGB 188, 223, 251 — HSL 207°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 11%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BCDFFB?

Its complement is #FBD8BC; analogous partners are #BCFBF8 and #BCBFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDFFB for text?

Black text on #BCDFFB has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.