Information about #BCC3EB color

#BCC3EB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCC3EB falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 195, 235) — 73.7% red, 76.5% green, 92.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 16 / 0 / 8. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCC3EB is a clearly saturated deep-sea blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vodka (#BFC0EE). Slightly further away sit Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue (#B8C4E7) and Light Blue Grey (#B7C9E2).

The recipe behind #BCC3EB is rgb(188, 195, 235), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCC3EB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCC3EB color variations

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

#BCC3EB 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 #BCC3EB

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCC3EB
  • RGB188, 195, 235
  • CMYK18, 16, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(188, 195, 235)
  • HSL231°, 54%, 83%
  • HSL Precise231.064°, 54.023%, 82.941%
  • HSV231°, 20%, 92%
  • HSB231°, 20%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.765, 0.922)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.765, 0.922, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.765, 0.922)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCC3EB
  • DECIMAL ID12370923
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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