BCD7EE

#BCD7EE closest to Polar Opposite

#BCD7EE 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, 84.3% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(188, 215, 238)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCD7EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.09:1.

#BCD7EE color conversion

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Variations of #BCD7EE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BCD7EE 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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#BCD7EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD7EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C8D1EE
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CED7EF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9D6EF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8D1EE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5D3EE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFDCDE
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7D9E7
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CED4DB

#BCD7EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#BCD7EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.09:1 Super#BCD7EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD7EE in CSS

/* Polar Opposite */
.color { color: #BCD7EE; }
.background { background-color: #BCD7EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD7EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 215 238);
color: hsl(208 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.867 0.043 244.0);

#BCD7EE FAQ

What color is #BCD7EE?

#BCD7EE 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 #BCD7EE?

#BCD7EE is rgb(188, 215, 238) in RGB, hsl(208, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD7EE?

The complementary color of #BCD7EE is #EED3BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD7EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD7EE: 14.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD7EE a warm or cool color?

#BCD7EE is a cool color.