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#BCBAD8 Color

#BCBAD8 is rgb(188, 186, 216) in RGB, hsl(244, 28%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCBAD8
HEX#BCBAD8
RGBrgb(188, 186, 216)
HSLhsl(244, 28%, 79%)
HSVhsv(244, 14%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.042 288.5)
LABlab(76.41% 5.16 -14.86)
LCHlch(76.41% 15.73 289.15)

What #BCBAD8 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 #BCBAD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.26Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.4Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.72Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.95Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.29Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.77

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

#BCBAD8 Channel Values

How #BCBAD8 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 186 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 28% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 14% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCBAD8 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCBAD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCBAD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCBAD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCBAD8
Complementary
#D6D8BA
Analogous
#BAC7D8
Analogous
#CBBAD8
Triadic
#D8BCBA
Triadic
#BAD8BC
Split comp.
#D8CBBA
Split comp.
#C7D8BA

Tints & Shades of #BCBAD8

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

#C6C4DE
#CCCBE2
#D6D5E7
#DFDEED
#E9E8F2
#EFEFF6

Shades

#9A97C4
#7A76B2
#5B5699
#464276
#302E52
#1D1C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCBAD8.

How #BCBAD8 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#BCBAD8
Protanopia#BABAD8
Protanomaly#BBBAD8
Deuteranopia#BBBBD8
Deuteranomaly#BBBAD8
Tritanopia#B8BEBE
Tritanomaly#B9BCC9
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCBAD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcbad8: #BCBAD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCBAD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcbad8': '#BCBAD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.729, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_bcbad8">#BCBAD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCBAD8"

More Blue Colors

#BCBAD8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BCBAD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCBAD8?

#BCBAD8 is a light blue — rgb(188, 186, 216) in RGB and hsl(244, 28%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #BCBAD8?

#BCBAD8 is rgb(188, 186, 216) — red 188, green 186, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCBAD8?

#BCBAD8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCBAD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCBAD8 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCBAD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCBAD8 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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