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#BCDDEF closest to Sleepless Blue

#BCDDEF is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 86.7% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(188, 221, 239)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BCDDEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.73:1.

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Variations of #BCDDEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDD5EF
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DBF0
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CEDBF0
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDD5EF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8D8EF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEE2E3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7DFE9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1D9DE

#BCDDEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#BCDDEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.73:1 Super#BCDDEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDDEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 221 239);
color: hsl(201 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.043 231.8);

#BCDDEF FAQ

What color is #BCDDEF?

#BCDDEF 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 #BCDDEF?

#BCDDEF is rgb(188, 221, 239) in RGB, hsl(201, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDDEF?

The complementary color of #BCDDEF is #EFCEBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDDEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDDEF: 14.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDDEF a warm or cool color?

#BCDDEF is a cool color.