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#BCDCED Sleepless Blue

#BCDCED is a very light, muted blue named Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 86.3% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(188, 220, 237)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 58% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCDCED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.60:1.

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Variations of #BCDCED

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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#BCDCED color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BCDCEDEDCDBC
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BCDCEDEDBCC3EDE6BC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BCDCEDBCEDE6BCC4ED
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BCDCEDEDBCDCDCEDBC
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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.

BCDCEDE6BCEDEDCDBCC4EDBC
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#BCDCED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCDCED 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 #CDD5ED
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DAEE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDDAEE
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDD5ED
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8D7ED
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEE1E1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7DEE8
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1D8DD

#BCDCED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#BCDCED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.60:1 Super#BCDCED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDCED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 220 237);
color: hsl(201 58% 83%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.041 231.0);

#BCDCED FAQ

What color is #BCDCED?

#BCDCED 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 #BCDCED?

#BCDCED is rgb(188, 220, 237) in RGB, hsl(201, 58%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDCED?

The complementary color of #BCDCED is #EDCDBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDCED?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDCED: 14.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDCED a warm or cool color?

#BCDCED is a cool color.