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#BDCEEF Frost Fairy

#BDCEEF is a light, muted blue named Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(189, 206, 239)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BDCEEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.24:1.

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Variations of #BDCEEF

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

How #BDCEEF 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 #BFCBEE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4D0F1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CFF0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFCBEE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFCCEF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1D5D9
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D1E5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CDD6

#BDCEEF contrast checker

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1.59:1 Very poor#BDCEEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.24:1 Super#BDCEEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCEEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 206 239);
color: hsl(220 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.050 263.7);

#BDCEEF FAQ

What color is #BDCEEF?

#BDCEEF 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 #BDCEEF?

#BDCEEF is rgb(189, 206, 239) in RGB, hsl(220, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCEEF?

The complementary color of #BDCEEF is #EFDEBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCEEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCEEF: 13.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCEEF a warm or cool color?

#BDCEEF is a cool color.