BCDFEF

#BCDFEF closest to Polar Wind

#BCDFEF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(188, 223, 239)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BCDFEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.94:1.

#BCDFEF color conversion

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Variations of #BCDFEF

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.

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

How #BCDFEF 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 #CFD7EF
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DDF0
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0DDF0
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFD7EF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CADAEF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADE4E4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7E1EA
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3DBDF

#BCDFEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#BCDFEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.94:1 Super#BCDFEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDFEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 223 239);
color: hsl(199 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.883 0.043 227.2);

#BCDFEF FAQ

What color is #BCDFEF?

#BCDFEF 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 #BCDFEF?

#BCDFEF is rgb(188, 223, 239) in RGB, hsl(199, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDFEF?

The complementary color of #BCDFEF is #EFCCBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDFEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDFEF: 14.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDFEF a warm or cool color?

#BCDFEF is a cool color.