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#BCC8EA closest to Frost Fairy

#BCC8EA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(188, 200, 234)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 52% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BCC8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.59:1.

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Variations of #BCC8EA

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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#BCC8EA 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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#BCC8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCC8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBC7E9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BECAEC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDC9EB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBC7E9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBC7EA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1CED3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8CBE0
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C8D1

#BCC8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#BCC8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.59:1 Super#BCC8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCC8EA in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #BCC8EA; }
.background { background-color: #BCC8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCC8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 200 234);
color: hsl(224 52% 83%);
color: oklch(0.835 0.049 270.0);

#BCC8EA FAQ

What color is #BCC8EA?

#BCC8EA is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCC8EA?

#BCC8EA is rgb(188, 200, 234) in RGB, hsl(224, 52%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCC8EA?

The complementary color of #BCC8EA is #EADEBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCC8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCC8EA: 12.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCC8EA a warm or cool color?

#BCC8EA is a cool color.