#BCE3F2 Powder Blue

#BCE3F2 is Powder Blue.

#BCE3F2

Powder Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #BCE3F2?

HEX: #BCE3F2
RGB: rgb(188, 227, 242)
HSL: hsl(197, 67%, 84%)
OKLCH: oklch(89.3% 0.046 223)
CMYK: 22, 6, 0, 5

#BCE3F2 has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 against white and 15.41:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg →	#BCE3F2
#BCE3F2	Same color
White	1.4Fail
Near-black	12.8AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

Near-black on #BCE3F2 · 12.8:1

Tints and shades of #BCE3F2

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

Colors that go with #BCE3F2

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical

Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Pale Lavender, #CCD5F5 and Seafoam, #9AEBD9; Seafoam, #9AEBD9 and Pale Lavender, #D7CCF5; Seafoam, #9AEBD9 and Light Green, #78E596 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --powder-blue-1: #BCE3F2; /* Powder Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #BCE3F2

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.