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#BCDAEF Sleepless Blue

#BCDAEF is a very light, muted blue named Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.5% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(188, 218, 239)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BCDAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.41:1.

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Variations of #BCDAEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CAD3EF
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D9F0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD9F0
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CAD3EF
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6D6EF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEDFE1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7DCE9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D7DC

#BCDAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BCDAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.41:1 Super#BCDAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDAEF in CSS

/* Sleepless Blue */
.color { color: #BCDAEF; }
.background { background-color: #BCDAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 218 239);
color: hsl(205 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.873 0.043 238.6);

#BCDAEF FAQ

What color is #BCDAEF?

#BCDAEF is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCDAEF?

#BCDAEF is rgb(188, 218, 239) in RGB, hsl(205, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDAEF?

The complementary color of #BCDAEF is #EFD1BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDAEF: 14.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDAEF a warm or cool color?

#BCDAEF is a cool color.