Information about #BCBDD0 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted classic blue, #BCBDD0 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Haze (#BDBACE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Poet (#C0BCD4) and Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7).
The recipe behind #BCBDD0 is rgb(188, 189, 208), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BCBDD0 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCBDD0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BCBDD0 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#BCBDD0 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BCBDD0 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BCBDD0 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BCBDD0 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BCBDD0 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 #BCBDD0 color
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Nearest named colors to #BCBDD0
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BDBACE
#C0BCD4
#BDBBD7
#BCC6CC
#C4C3D0
#C0BFC7
#BBC6D5
#B2B9CD
#BBB5D8
#B1B9D3
#BEC6C8
#C1C2DA
#BCBDD0 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BCBDD0
- RGB188, 189, 208
- CMYK8, 7, 0, 18
- CSSrgb(188, 189, 208)
- HSL237°, 18%, 78%
- HSL Precise237°, 17.544%, 77.647%
- HSV237°, 10%, 82%
- HSB237°, 10%, 82%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.741, 0.816)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.741, 0.816, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.741, 0.816)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBCBDD0
- DECIMAL ID12369360
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
