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#BDCBED closest to Frost Fairy

#BDCBED is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.6% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(189, 203, 237)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 57% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BDCBED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.93:1.

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Variations of #BDCBED

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

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDC9EC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CDEF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CCEE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC9EC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDCAED
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1D1D6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9CEE3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CBD4

#BDCBED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.62:1 Very poor#BDCBED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.93:1 Super#BDCBED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCBED in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #BDCBED; }
.background { background-color: #BDCBED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDCBED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 203 237);
color: hsl(223 57% 84%);
color: oklch(0.842 0.050 267.6);

#BDCBED FAQ

What color is #BDCBED?

#BDCBED is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDCBED?

#BDCBED is rgb(189, 203, 237) in RGB, hsl(223, 57%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCBED?

The complementary color of #BDCBED is #EDDFBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCBED?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCBED: 12.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCBED a warm or cool color?

#BDCBED is a cool color.