#BCD8FF#BCD8FF
#BCD8FF is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.670; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.062 H 256.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCD8FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 216, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 100%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 26%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 15.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.51, -0.83, -22.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.51, 22.07, 267.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.46% -0.0143 -0.0604) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.46% 0.062 256.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3398, 67.0210, 104.1874) |
| Luminance | 0.6702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.12
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.92
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.34
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.96
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.75
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCD8FF #FFE3BC
analogous
#BCFAFF #BCD8FF #C2BCFF
triadic
#BCD8FF #FFBCD8 #D8FFBC
tetradic
#BCD8FF #FFBCFA #FFE3BC #BCFFC2
square
#BCD8FF #FFBCFA #FFE3BC #BCFFC2
split-complementary
#BCD8FF #FFC2BC #FAFFBC
monochromatic
#4291FF #7FB4FF #BCD8FF #E0EDFF #E0EDFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#BCD8FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.40
#BCD8FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCD8FF
14.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCD8FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCD8FF | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.40 | 14.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBD9FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3D3FE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAE0E5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcd8ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 216, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.062 256.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1e4ff',
500: '#bcd8ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcd8ff; $custom-light: #d1e4ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcd8ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 216,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.925,
"s": 100,
"l": 86.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8746,
"c": 0.06203,
"h": 256.7
},
"luminance": 0.67023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCD8FF
secondary
#E7B978
accent
#8600E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFF
border
#D4D5D7
text
#141518
muted
#838486