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#BCBCD4 closest to Blue Haze

#BCBCD4 is a light gray; the closest named color is Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 83.1% blue (rgb(188, 188, 212)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 22% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. #BCBCD4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.28:1.

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#BCBCD4 color conversion

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Variations of #BCBCD4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCBCD4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCBCD4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBCD4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6BDD3
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BFD5
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BED5
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BDD3
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BDD4
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C0C4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABECD
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDC4

#BCBCD4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#BCBCD4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.28:1 Very good#BCBCD4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBCD4 in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BCBCD4; }
.background { background-color: #BCBCD4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBCD4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 188 212);
color: hsl(240 22% 78%);
color: oklch(0.803 0.034 285.6);

#BCBCD4 FAQ

What color is #BCBCD4?

#BCBCD4 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBCD4?

#BCBCD4 is rgb(188, 188, 212) in RGB, hsl(240, 22%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCD4?

The complementary color of #BCBCD4 is #D4D4BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBCD4?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBCD4: 11.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBCD4 a warm or cool color?

#BCBCD4 is a neutral color.