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#BCBEEB Color

#BCBEEB is rgb(188, 190, 235) in RGB, hsl(237, 54%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 8%) 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 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCBEEB
HEX#BCBEEB
RGBrgb(188, 190, 235)
HSLhsl(237, 54%, 83%)
HSVhsv(237, 20%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.063 282.9)
LABlab(77.96% 6.24 -22.74)
LCHlch(77.96% 23.58 285.35)

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

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

#BCBEEB Channel Values

How #BCBEEB 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 190 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 54% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 20% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCBEEB 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BCBEEB

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

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCBEEB

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

Shades

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

How #BCBEEB 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#BCBEEB
Protanopia#BEBEEB
Protanomaly#BDBEEB
Deuteranopia#BDBDEB
Deuteranomaly#BDBEEB
Tritanopia#B5C4C4
Tritanomaly#B8C2D5
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCBEEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcbeeb: #BCBEEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCBEEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcbeeb': '#BCBEEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.745, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_bcbeeb">#BCBEEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCBEEB"

More Blue Colors

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

#BCBEEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCBEEB?

#BCBEEB is a lightest blue — rgb(188, 190, 235) in RGB and hsl(237, 54%, 83%) 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 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #BCBEEB?

#BCBEEB is rgb(188, 190, 235) — red 188, green 190, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCBEEB?

#BCBEEB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCBEEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCBEEB scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCBEEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCBEEB 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 11.71, which is visibly different.

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