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#BCC5FA Color

#BCC5FA is rgb(188, 197, 250) in RGB, hsl(231, 86%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCC5FA
HEX#BCC5FA
RGBrgb(188, 197, 250)
HSLhsl(231, 86%, 86%)
HSVhsv(231, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.075 277.1)
LABlab(80.19% 5.30 -27.37)
LCHlch(80.19% 27.88 280.96)

What #BCC5FA 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 #BCC5FA, 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.

#BCC5FA Channel Values

How #BCC5FA 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 197 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 86% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCC5FA 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCC5FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCC5FA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BCC5FA

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 #BCC5FA.

How #BCC5FA 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#BCC5FA
Protanopia#C4C4FA
Protanomaly#C1C4FA
Deuteranopia#C2C2FA
Deuteranomaly#C0C3FA
Tritanopia#B3CDCD
Tritanomaly#B7CAE0
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCC5FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcc5fa: #BCC5FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCC5FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcc5fa': '#BCC5FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.773, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_bcc5fa">#BCC5FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCC5FA"

More Blue Colors

#BCC5FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCC5FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCC5FA?

#BCC5FA is a lightest blue — rgb(188, 197, 250) in RGB and hsl(231, 86%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #BCC5FA?

#BCC5FA is rgb(188, 197, 250) — red 188, green 197, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCC5FA?

#BCC5FA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCC5FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCC5FA scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCC5FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCC5FA 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 14.61, which is visibly different.

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