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#BCEBFA Color

#BCEBFA is rgb(188, 235, 250) in RGB, hsl(195, 86%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCEBFA
HEX#BCEBFA
RGBrgb(188, 235, 250)
HSLhsl(195, 86%, 86%)
HSVhsv(195, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.052 219.3)
LABlab(90.11% -13.19 -12.52)
LCHlch(90.11% 18.19 223.51)

What #BCEBFA 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 #BCEBFA, 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.

#BCEBFA Channel Values

How #BCEBFA 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 235 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 86% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCEBFA 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCEBFA

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

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 #BCEBFA.

How #BCEBFA 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#BCEBFA
Protanopia#E4E4FA
Protanomaly#D5E7FA
Deuteranopia#DDDDFB
Deuteranomaly#D1E3FB
Tritanopia#B9EDED
Tritanomaly#BAECF2
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCEBFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcebfa: #BCEBFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCEBFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcebfa': '#BCEBFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.922, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_bcebfa">#BCEBFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCEBFA"

More Teal Colors

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

#BCEBFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCEBFA?

#BCEBFA is a lightest teal — rgb(188, 235, 250) in RGB and hsl(195, 86%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #BCEBFA?

#BCEBFA is rgb(188, 235, 250) — red 188, green 235, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCEBFA?

#BCEBFA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCEBFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCEBFA scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCEBFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCEBFA 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 6.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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