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#BCB7D2 Color

#BCB7D2 is rgb(188, 183, 210) in RGB, hsl(251, 23%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 18%) 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 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB7D2
HEX#BCB7D2
RGBrgb(188, 183, 210)
HSLhsl(251, 23%, 77%)
HSVhsv(251, 13%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.038 294)
LABlab(75.48% 5.74 -13.00)
LCHlch(75.48% 14.21 293.83)

What #BCB7D2 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 #BCB7D2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.88Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.89Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.36Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.73Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.81Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.86

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

#BCB7D2 Channel Values

How #BCB7D2 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 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 23% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 13% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB7D2 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCB7D2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCB7D2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB7D2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCB7D2
Complementary
#CDD2B7
Analogous
#B7BFD2
Analogous
#C9B7D2
Triadic
#D2BCB7
Triadic
#B7D2BC
Split comp.
#D2C9B7
Split comp.
#BFD2B7

Tints & Shades of #BCB7D2

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

#C5C0D8
#CDCADE
#D6D3E4
#DFDCE9
#E8E6EF
#F0EFF5

Shades

#9F97BE
#7E75A9
#645A90
#4C456E
#36314E
#1E1B2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB7D2.

How #BCB7D2 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#BCB7D2
Protanopia#B8B8D2
Protanomaly#BAB8D2
Deuteranopia#B9B9D2
Deuteranomaly#BAB8D2
Tritanopia#B8BBBB
Tritanomaly#BAB9C4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB7D2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcb7d2: #BCB7D2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB7D2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb7d2': '#BCB7D2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.718, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb7d2">#BCB7D2</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB7D2"

More Blue Colors

#BCB7D2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCB7D2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB7D2?

#BCB7D2 is a light blue — rgb(188, 183, 210) in RGB and hsl(251, 23%, 77%) 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 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #BCB7D2?

#BCB7D2 is rgb(188, 183, 210) — red 188, green 183, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB7D2?

#BCB7D2 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB7D2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB7D2 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB7D2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB7D2 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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