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#BCD4EB closest to Polar Opposite

#BCD4EB is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Polar Opposite. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.1% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(188, 212, 235)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 54% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BCD4EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.76:1.

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Variations of #BCD4EB

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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#BCD4EB 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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#BCD4EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD4EB 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 #C6CFEB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD4EC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7D3EC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6CFEB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3D1EB
  • 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 #B8D6E4
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCD2D8

#BCD4EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#BCD4EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.76:1 Super#BCD4EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD4EB in CSS

/* Polar Opposite */
.color { color: #BCD4EB; }
.background { background-color: #BCD4EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD4EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 212 235);
color: hsl(209 54% 83%);
color: oklch(0.859 0.041 247.2);

#BCD4EB FAQ

What color is #BCD4EB?

#BCD4EB is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Polar Opposite. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCD4EB?

#BCD4EB is rgb(188, 212, 235) in RGB, hsl(209, 54%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD4EB?

The complementary color of #BCD4EB is #EBD3BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD4EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD4EB: 13.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD4EB a warm or cool color?

#BCD4EB is a cool color.