#bccdf8 Color Information

#bccdf8 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bccdf8. In RGB, it consists of 73.7% Red, 80.4% Green, and 97.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 24.2% Cyan, 17.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 223.0°, with saturation of 81.1% and lightness of 85.5%. The decimal value for #bccdf8 is 12373496, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bccdf8 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bccdf8 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color188, 205, 248 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.7%, 80.4%, 97.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.263, 0.196, 0.027 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.242, 0.173, 0, 0.027 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color223.0°, 81.1%, 85.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color223.0°, 24.2%, 97.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color59.514, 61.131, 97.470 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color188, 201, 248 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12373496 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color82.449, 3.405, -23.012 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)82.449, 23.263, 278.418 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color82.449, -10.967, -37.240 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color78.187, -0.957, -19.182 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.273, 0.280, 61.131 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290563576 / 0xffbccdf8 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccccff Copy
Last Updated: April 30, 2025

Shades of #bccdf8

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bccdf8, its pure hue is 223.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.1%, and its lightness is 85.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bccdf8, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181a1f to #a5b3d9.

Tints of #bccdf8

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bccdf8, its pure hue is 223.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.1%, and its lightness is 85.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bccdf8, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4d3f9 to #f7f9fe.

Tones of #bccdf8

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bccdf8, its pure hue is 223.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bccdf8, which range from #dadada (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b5caff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bccdf8

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bccdf8! For #bccdf8, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bccdf8. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bccdf8

This color, #bccdf8, consists of 73.7% Red, 80.4% Green, and 97.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 188, Green = 205, Blue = 248. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bccdf8 is 24.2% Cyan, 17.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.7%
C24.2%
G80.4%
M17.3%
B97.3%
Y0.0%
K2.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 188 205 248
Octal 274 315 370
Hexa #bc #cd #f8
Binary 10111100 11001101 11111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 24 17 0 2
Octal 30 21 0 2
Hexa #18 #11 #00 #02
Binary 00011000 00010001 00000000 00000010

Analogous Colors of #bccdf8

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bccdf8 — which has hue 223.0° — its analogous colors are located at 193.0° and 253.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bccdf8.

Triadic Colors of #bccdf8

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bccdf8 — which has hue 223.0° — its triadic colors are located at 103.0° and 343.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bccdf8.

Complementary Color of #bccdf8

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bccdf8 — which has hue 223.0° — its complementary color is located at 43.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bccdf8.

Split Complementary Colors of #bccdf8

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bccdf8 — which has hue 223.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 13.0° and 223.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bccdf8.

Tetradic Colors of #bccdf8

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bccdf8 — which has hue 223.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 133.0°, 223.0°, 313.0°, and 43.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bccdf8.

Monochromatic Colors of #bccdf8

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bccdf8, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a0b6ef — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dce5fd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bccdf8

We want to make getting started with #bccdf8 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bccdf8 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bccdf8 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bccdf8 with other HTML elements.

#bccdf8 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bccdf8.
<span style="color: #bccdf8;">The color of this text is #bccdf8.</span>

#bccdf8 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bccdf8.
<div style="background-color: #bccdf8; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bccdf8.</div>

#bccdf8 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bccdf8.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bccdf8;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bccdf8.</span>

#bccdf8 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bccdf8.
<div style="border: #bccdf8 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bccdf8.</div>

#bccdf8 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bccdf8 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bccdf8; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bccdf8 on a white background.</div></div>

#bccdf8 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bccdf8 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bccdf8; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bccdf8 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bccdf8 to White

This is a gradient from #bccdf8 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bccdf8,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bccdf8,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bccdf8,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bccdf8,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bccdf8 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bccdf8 to Black

This is a gradient from #bccdf8 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bccdf8,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bccdf8,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bccdf8,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bccdf8,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bccdf8 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bccdf8

In addition to using #bccdf8 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bccdf8 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bccdf8, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 188, Green = 205, Blue = 248). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bccdf8 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bccdf8
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(188, 205, 248)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bccdf8; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bccdf8; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bccdf8; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(188, 205, 248);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bccdf8")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:188, green:205, blue:248, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:188 green:205 blue:248 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(188f, 205f, 248f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(188, 205, 248);
 

#bccdf8 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bccdf8 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bccdf8 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bccdf8 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bccdf8 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bccdf8 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bccdf8 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bccdf8 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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