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#BADBEC Sleepless Blue

#BADBEC is a very light, muted blue named Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 85.9% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(186, 219, 236)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 57% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BADBEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.43:1.

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Variations of #BADBEC

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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#BADBEC 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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#BADBEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBD3EC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D9ED
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCD9ED
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBD3EC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7D6EC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACE0E0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5DDE7
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD7DC

#BADBEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BADBEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.43:1 Super#BADBEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BADBEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 219 236);
color: hsl(200 57% 83%);
color: oklch(0.873 0.042 230.3);

#BADBEC FAQ

What color is #BADBEC?

#BADBEC is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BADBEC?

#BADBEC is rgb(186, 219, 236) in RGB, hsl(200, 57%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BADBEC?

The complementary color of #BADBEC is #ECCBBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BADBEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BADBEC: 14.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BADBEC a warm or cool color?

#BADBEC is a cool color.