BCDFED

#BCDFED closest to Polar Wind

#BCDFED is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Polar Wind. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 87.5% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(188, 223, 237)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 58% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCDFED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.92:1.

#BCDFED color conversion

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Variations of #BCDFED

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.

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

How #BCDFED 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 #CFD7ED
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DDEE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0DDEE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFD7ED
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CADAED
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEE4E3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7E1E9
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2DBDE

#BCDFED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#BCDFED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.92:1 Super#BCDFED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDFED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 223 237);
color: hsl(197 58% 83%);
color: oklch(0.883 0.042 224.0);

#BCDFED FAQ

What color is #BCDFED?

#BCDFED is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Polar Wind. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCDFED?

#BCDFED is rgb(188, 223, 237) in RGB, hsl(197, 58%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDFED?

The complementary color of #BCDFED is #EDCABC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDFED?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDFED: 14.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDFED a warm or cool color?

#BCDFED is a cool color.