Information about #BCB5D9 color

#BCB5D9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCB5D9 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 181, 217) — 73.7% red, 71% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 14 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCB5D9 presents itself as a mildly saturated blue — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 181, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BCB5D9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCB5D9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCB5D9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCB5D9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCB5D9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCB5D9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCB5D9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCB5D9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCB5D9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

#BCB5D9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB5D9
  • RGB188, 181, 217
  • CMYK11, 14, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(188, 181, 217)
  • HSL252°, 32%, 78%
  • HSL Precise251.667°, 32.143%, 78.039%
  • HSV252°, 17%, 85%
  • HSB252°, 17%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.710, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.710, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.710, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCB5D9
  • DECIMAL ID12367321
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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