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#BCD5F0 Color

#BCD5F0 is rgb(188, 213, 240) in RGB, hsl(211, 63%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCD5F0
HEX#BCD5F0
RGBrgb(188, 213, 240)
HSLhsl(211, 63%, 84%)
HSVhsv(211, 22%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.046 250.4)
LABlab(84.06% -4.36 -16.27)
LCHlch(84.06% 16.84 255.01)

What #BCD5F0 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 #BCD5F0, 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.

#BCD5F0 Channel Values

How #BCD5F0 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 213 · B 2408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 63% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 22% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCD5F0 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCD5F0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCD5F0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCD5F0; 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 #BCD5F0

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 #BCD5F0.

How #BCD5F0 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#BCD5F0
Protanopia#D1D1F0
Protanomaly#C9D3F0
Deuteranopia#CDCDF1
Deuteranomaly#C7D0F0
Tritanopia#B8D9D9
Tritanomaly#B9D7E2
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCD5F0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcd5f0: #BCD5F0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCD5F0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcd5f0': '#BCD5F0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.835, blue: 0.941)
Android XML<color name="color_bcd5f0">#BCD5F0</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCD5F0"

More Blue Colors

#BCD5F0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCD5F0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCD5F0?

#BCD5F0 is a lightest blue — rgb(188, 213, 240) in RGB and hsl(211, 63%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #BCD5F0?

#BCD5F0 is rgb(188, 213, 240) — red 188, green 213, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCD5F0?

#BCD5F0 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCD5F0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCD5F0 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCD5F0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCD5F0 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 6.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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