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#BCB7CD Color

#BCB7CD is rgb(188, 183, 205) in RGB, hsl(254, 18%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB7CD
HEX#BCB7CD
RGBrgb(188, 183, 205)
HSLhsl(254, 18%, 76%)
HSVhsv(254, 11%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.031 296.1)
LABlab(75.35% 4.98 -10.49)
LCHlch(75.35% 11.61 295.40)

What #BCB7CD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCB7CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.28Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 6.25Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.56Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.07Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.42Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.9

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BCB7CD Channel Values

How #BCB7CD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 183 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 18% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 11% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB7CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCB7CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCB7CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB7CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCB7CD
Complementary
#C8CDB7
Analogous
#B7BDCD
Analogous
#C7B7CD
Triadic
#CDBCB7
Triadic
#B7CDBC
Split comp.
#CDC7B7
Split comp.
#BDCDB7

Tints & Shades of #BCB7CD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C4C0D3
#CDC9D9
#D5D2E0
#E0DEE8
#E9E7EE
#F1F0F5

Shades

#A099B8
#8178A1
#685E87
#514969
#3A344B
#201D2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB7CD.

How #BCB7CD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCB7CD
Protanopia#B8B8CD
Protanomaly#BAB8CD
Deuteranopia#B9B9CD
Deuteranomaly#BAB8CD
Tritanopia#B9BABA
Tritanomaly#BAB9C2
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB7CD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcb7cd: #BCB7CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB7CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb7cd': '#BCB7CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.718, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb7cd">#BCB7CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB7CD"

More Blue Colors

#BCB7CD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCB7CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB7CD?

#BCB7CD is a light blue — rgb(188, 183, 205) in RGB and hsl(254, 18%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #BCB7CD?

#BCB7CD is rgb(188, 183, 205) — red 188, green 183, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB7CD?

#BCB7CD converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB7CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB7CD scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB7CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB7CD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 8.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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