Information about #BCB8DB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BCB8DB falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 184, 219) — 73.7% red, 72.2% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 14 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BCB8DB reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Slightly further away sit Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7) and Melrose (#C3B9DD).

The recipe behind #BCB8DB is rgb(188, 184, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #BCB8DB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCB8DB color variations

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

#BCB8DB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCB8DB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCB8DB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCB8DB 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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#BCB8DB 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 #BCB8DB

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

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Pale Light Grayish Indigo color link
Pale Light Grayish Indigo

#C4B8E7

#BCB8DB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB8DB
  • RGB188, 184, 219
  • CMYK12, 14, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(188, 184, 219)
  • HSL247°, 33%, 79%
  • HSL Precise246.857°, 32.71%, 79.02%
  • HSV247°, 16%, 86%
  • HSB247°, 16%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.722, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.722, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.722, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCB8DB
  • DECIMAL ID12368091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers317 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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