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#BCD3EC closest to Misty Mountains

#BCD3EC is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Misty Mountains. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 82.7% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(188, 211, 236)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCD3EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.67:1.

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Variations of #BCD3EC

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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#BCD3EC 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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#BCD3EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD3EC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4CEEB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAD3ED
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D3ED
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4CEEB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2D0EC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0D9DB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7D5E4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCD1D8

#BCD3EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#BCD3EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.67:1 Super#BCD3EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD3EC in CSS

/* Misty Mountains */
.color { color: #BCD3EC; }
.background { background-color: #BCD3EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD3EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 211 236);
color: hsl(211 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.043 250.5);

#BCD3EC FAQ

What color is #BCD3EC?

#BCD3EC is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Misty Mountains. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCD3EC?

#BCD3EC is rgb(188, 211, 236) in RGB, hsl(211, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD3EC?

The complementary color of #BCD3EC is #ECD5BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD3EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD3EC: 13.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD3EC a warm or cool color?

#BCD3EC is a cool color.