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#BCCBEB Color

#BCCBEB is rgb(188, 203, 235) in RGB, hsl(221, 54%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCCBEB
HEX#BCCBEB
RGBrgb(188, 203, 235)
HSLhsl(221, 54%, 83%)
HSVhsv(221, 20%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.048 265.5)
LABlab(81.31% -0.28 -17.71)
LCHlch(81.31% 17.71 269.10)

What #BCCBEB 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 #BCCBEB, 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.

#BCCBEB Channel Values

How #BCCBEB 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 203 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 54% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 20% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCCBEB 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BCCBEB

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BCCBEB

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 #BCCBEB.

How #BCCBEB 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#BCCBEB
Protanopia#C9C9EB
Protanomaly#C4CAEB
Deuteranopia#C6C6EB
Deuteranomaly#C2C8EB
Tritanopia#B7CFCF
Tritanomaly#B9CEDB
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCCBEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bccbeb: #BCCBEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCCBEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bccbeb': '#BCCBEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.796, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_bccbeb">#BCCBEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCCBEB"

More Blue Colors

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

#BCCBEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCCBEB?

#BCCBEB is a lightest blue — rgb(188, 203, 235) in RGB and hsl(221, 54%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #BCCBEB?

#BCCBEB is rgb(188, 203, 235) — red 188, green 203, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCCBEB?

#BCCBEB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCCBEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCCBEB scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCCBEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCCBEB 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 4.62, which is very hard to tell apart.

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