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#BCD8FA closest to Oh Boy!

#BCD8FA is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Oh Boy!. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 84.7% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(188, 216, 250)). Its HSL value is 213° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BCD8FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.34:1.

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Variations of #BCD8FA

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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#BCD8FA 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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#BCD8FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD8FA 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 #C5D3F9
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCD9FC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7D8FB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5D3F9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3D5FA
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABDFE3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6DBF0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD6DF

#BCD8FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BCD8FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.34:1 Super#BCD8FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD8FA in CSS

/* Oh Boy! */
.color { color: #BCD8FA; }
.background { background-color: #BCD8FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD8FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 216 250);
color: hsl(213 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.873 0.056 253.4);

#BCD8FA FAQ

What color is #BCD8FA?

#BCD8FA is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Oh Boy!. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCD8FA?

#BCD8FA is rgb(188, 216, 250) in RGB, hsl(213, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD8FA?

The complementary color of #BCD8FA is #FADEBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD8FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD8FA: 14.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD8FA a warm or cool color?

#BCD8FA is a cool color.