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#BCC1E1 Color

#BCC1E1 is rgb(188, 193, 225) in RGB, hsl(232, 38%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCC1E1
HEX#BCC1E1
RGBrgb(188, 193, 225)
HSLhsl(232, 38%, 81%)
HSVhsv(232, 16%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.045 278.3)
LABlab(78.45% 3.07 -16.65)
LCHlch(78.45% 16.93 280.44)

What #BCC1E1 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 #BCC1E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.59Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.09Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.25Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.26Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.24Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 10.2

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

#BCC1E1 Channel Values

How #BCC1E1 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 193 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 38% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 16% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCC1E1 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCC1E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCC1E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCC1E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCC1E1
Complementary
#E1DCBC
Analogous
#BCD3E1
Analogous
#CABCE1
Triadic
#E1BCC1
Triadic
#C1E1BC
Split comp.
#E1CABC
Split comp.
#D3E1BC

Tints & Shades of #BCC1E1

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

#C3C8E4
#CED1E9
#D5D8EC
#DFE2F1
#E6E8F4
#F1F2F9

Shades

#959DD0
#6F79BE
#4C58A9
#3A4482
#29305B
#181C35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCC1E1.

How #BCC1E1 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#BCC1E1
Protanopia#C0C0E1
Protanomaly#BFC0E1
Deuteranopia#BFBFE1
Deuteranomaly#BEC0E1
Tritanopia#B7C5C5
Tritanomaly#B9C4D1
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCC1E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcc1e1: #BCC1E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCC1E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcc1e1': '#BCC1E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.757, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_bcc1e1">#BCC1E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCC1E1"

More Blue Colors

#BCC1E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BCC1E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCC1E1?

#BCC1E1 is a lightest blue — rgb(188, 193, 225) in RGB and hsl(232, 38%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #BCC1E1?

#BCC1E1 is rgb(188, 193, 225) — red 188, green 193, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCC1E1?

#BCC1E1 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCC1E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCC1E1 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCC1E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCC1E1 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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