Pale Aqua (#BCD4E6)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.53:1 — vs black: 13.70:1

Color values

HEX #BCD4E6
RGB rgb(188, 212, 230)
HSL hsl(205, 45%, 82%)
CMYK cmyk( 18, 8, 0, 10 )
Websafe #CCCCFF

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Tags

Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCD4E6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Aqua
#BCD4E6 Base

#E6CEBC

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Aqua
#BCD4E6 Base

#BCE6E3

#BCBFE6

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Aqua
#BCD4E6 Base

#E6BCD4

#D4E6BC

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Aqua
#BCD4E6 Base

#E6BCBF

#E6E3BC

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Aqua
#BCD4E6 Base

#E3BCE6

#E6CEBC

#BFE6BC

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Aqua
#BCD4E6 Base

#4D8CBC

#84B0D1

#9EC1DB

#DAE7F1

#ECF3F8

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Aqua, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #070E13

— #1C374C

— #326185

— #4A8BBB

— #83AFD1

Pale Aqua #BCD4E6 Base

— #C6DAEA

— #CFE0ED

— #D9E7F1

— #E3EDF4

— #ECF3F8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BCD4E6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BCD4E6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BCD4E6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BCD4E6;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BCD4E6,
        #E6CEBC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BCD4E6,
        #E6CEBC
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-aqua: #BCD4E6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-aqua-r: 188;
$pale-aqua-g: 212;
$pale-aqua-b: 230;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-aqua;
    color: rgba($pale-aqua-r, $pale-aqua-g, $pale-aqua-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Aqua appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BCD4E6 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #CDCDE6 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #D2D2E6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #B9D6D6 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #D1D1D1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Aqua ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Aqua #BCD4E6 Base

Columbia Blue #C4D8E2 ΔE 3.31

Pastel Blue #AEC6CF ΔE 5.37

Pale Cornflower Blue #ABCDEF ΔE 5.46

Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 5.53

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.