Information about #BCB9DA color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BCB9DA reads as a softly balanced blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Violet (#BBB5D8) and Melrose (#C3B9DD).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 185, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BCB9DA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BCB9DA color variations
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#BCB9DA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BCB9DA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BCB9DA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BCB9DA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BCB9DA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BCB9DA color
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Nearest named colors to #BCB9DA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BDBBD7
#BBB5D8
#C3B9DD
#C0BCD4
#C0B2D7
#C1C2DA
#BDBACE
#B1B9D3
#C4C0E2
#AFBDD9
#B8B8E7
#BCC6DF
#BCB9DA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BCB9DA
- RGB188, 185, 218
- CMYK12, 13, 0, 15
- CSSrgb(188, 185, 218)
- HSL245°, 31%, 79%
- HSL Precise245.455°, 30.841%, 79.02%
- HSV245°, 15%, 85%
- HSB245°, 15%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.725, 0.855)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.725, 0.855, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.725, 0.855)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBCB9DA
- DECIMAL ID12368346
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
