Information about #BCC3D9 color

#BCC3D9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCC3D9 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 195, 217) — 73.7% red, 76.5% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 9 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated classic blue, #BCC3D9 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 Oxygen (#BBC6D5). Slightly further away sit Heartbreaker (#C1C2DA) and Violet Scent Soft Blue (#BCC6DF).

The recipe behind #BCC3D9 is rgb(188, 195, 217), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #BCC3D9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCC3D9 color variations

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

#BCC3D9 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BCC3D9

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

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCC3D9
  • RGB188, 195, 217
  • CMYK11, 9, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(188, 195, 217)
  • HSL226°, 28%, 79%
  • HSL Precise225.517°, 27.619%, 79.412%
  • HSV226°, 13%, 85%
  • HSB226°, 13%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.765, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.765, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.765, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCC3D9
  • DECIMAL ID12370905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01