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#BDCEFA closest to Frost Fairy

#BDCEFA is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(189, 206, 250)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BDCEFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.37:1.

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Variations of #BDCEFA

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

How #BDCEFA 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 #BCCCF9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1D1FC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFD0FB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCCCF9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCCDF9
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AED6DD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8D2ED
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CACEDA

#BDCEFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#BDCEFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.37:1 Super#BDCEFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCEFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 206 250);
color: hsl(223 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.853 0.064 268.5);

#BDCEFA FAQ

What color is #BDCEFA?

#BDCEFA is a very 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 #BDCEFA?

#BDCEFA is rgb(189, 206, 250) in RGB, hsl(223, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCEFA?

The complementary color of #BDCEFA is #FAE9BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCEFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCEFA: 13.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCEFA a warm or cool color?

#BDCEFA is a cool color.