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#BCDFFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#BCDFFE 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 #BCDFFE 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.

#BCDFFE 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 #FEDCBE; it also sits naturally between #BEFEFC and #BEC0FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCDFFE · RGB 188, 223, 254

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Color values

HEX#BCDFFE
RGB188, 223, 254
HSL208°, 97%, 87%
HSV208°, 26%, 100%
CMYK26%, 12%, 0%, 0%
XYZ65.02, 70.62, 103.97
Yxy70.62, 0.2713, 0.2947
CIE-Lab87.30, -4.71, -18.84
Hunter Lab84.04, -4.55, -19.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BCDFFE

.text { color: #BCDFFE; }
.background { background-color: #BCDFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 223, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 223, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 223, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCDFFE

#96CDFD#68B7FD#40A4FC#1891FB#047DE7#0364BA#024F92#023969#01213C#000B14

Tints of #BCDFFE

#C3E2FE#C8E5FE#CDE7FE#D2EAFE#D7ECFE#D7ECFE#DCEEFE#E1F1FF#E6F3FF#EBF5FF

Tones of #BCDFFE

#C2E0F9#C7DFF5#CCDFF0#D0DFEC#D5DEE7#D9DEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEDCBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCDFFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDFFE

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 #BCDFFE: ·

How #BCDFFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCBF6Deuteranopia · #C9C7F5Tritanopia · #BEF1EF

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 #BCDFFE rather than the exact color:

Palette Ada2ff
#ADA2FF · #C0DEFF · #FFE5F1 · #FFF8E1
Palette 1b262c
#1B262C · #0F4C75 · #3282B8 · #BBE1FA
Palette B7e0ff
#B7E0FF · #FFF5CD · #FFCFB3 · #E78F81
Palette Bedcfa
#BEDCFA · #98ACF8 · #B088F9 · #DA9FF9
Palette Fcffa6
#FCFFA6 · #C1FFD7 · #B5DEFF · #CAB8FF
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #FFF1CB · #C2E2FA · #B7A3E3

Similar colors

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

#C0DEFF#BBE1FA#B7E0FF#BEDCFA#B5DEFF#C2E2FA#C2D9FF#B4E4FF#C4E4FF#BCE0F4#B8E8FC#C4D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCDFFD  ·  #BCDFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDFFE?

#BCDFFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 188, 223, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDFFE?

#BCDFFE is RGB 188, 223, 254 — HSL 208°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 26%, 12%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BCDFFE?

Its complement is #FEDCBE; analogous partners are #BEFEFC and #BEC0FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDFFE for text?

Black text on #BCDFFE has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.