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#BCBEEA

#BCBEEA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 237°, with 52% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCBEEA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BCBEEA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BCBEEA

What color is #BCBEEA?

#BCBEEA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 237°, with 52% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BCBEEA in RGB?

#BCBEEA is rgb(188, 190, 234): 188 red, 190 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BCBEEA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(20, 19, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BCBEEA?

PANTONE 270 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BCBEEA?

Its complement #C5C497 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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