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#BDCEEB Maritime

#BDCEEB is a light, muted blue named Maritime. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(189, 206, 235)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 53% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BDCEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.19:1.

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#BDCEEB color conversion

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Variations of #BDCEEB

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0CBEA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5CFEC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CFEC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0CBEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0CCEB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2D4D7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D0E2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CDD5

#BDCEEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#BDCEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.19:1 Super#BDCEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCEEB in CSS

/* Maritime */
.color { color: #BDCEEB; }
.background { background-color: #BDCEEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDCEEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 206 235);
color: hsl(218 53% 83%);
color: oklch(0.848 0.045 261.2);

#BDCEEB FAQ

What color is #BDCEEB?

#BDCEEB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Maritime. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDCEEB?

#BDCEEB is rgb(189, 206, 235) in RGB, hsl(218, 53%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCEEB?

The complementary color of #BDCEEB is #EBDABD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCEEB: 13.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCEEB a warm or cool color?

#BDCEEB is a cool color.