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#BCE7FB Color

#BCE7FB is rgb(188, 231, 251) in RGB, hsl(199, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCE7FB
HEX#BCE7FB
RGBrgb(188, 231, 251)
HSLhsl(199, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(199, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.052 227.8)
LABlab(89.08% -11.14 -14.57)
LCHlch(89.08% 18.34 232.60)

What #BCE7FB 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 #BCE7FB, 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 teal in the library.

#BCE7FB Channel Values

How #BCE7FB 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 231 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCE7FB 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCE7FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCE7FB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BCE7FB

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 #BCE7FB.

How #BCE7FB 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#BCE7FB
Protanopia#E0E0FB
Protanomaly#D3E3FB
Deuteranopia#DADAFC
Deuteranomaly#CFDFFC
Tritanopia#B8EAEA
Tritanomaly#BAE9F1
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCE7FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bce7fb: #BCE7FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCE7FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bce7fb': '#BCE7FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.906, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_bce7fb">#BCE7FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCE7FB"

More Teal Colors

#BCE7FB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCE7FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCE7FB?

#BCE7FB is a lightest teal — rgb(188, 231, 251) in RGB and hsl(199, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #BCE7FB?

#BCE7FB is rgb(188, 231, 251) — red 188, green 231, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCE7FB?

#BCE7FB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCE7FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCE7FB scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCE7FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCE7FB 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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