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#BDCFEA Maritime

#BDCFEA is a light, muted blue named Maritime. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(189, 207, 234)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 52% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BDCFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.28:1.

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Variations of #BDCFEA

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

How #BDCFEA 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 #C1CCE9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D0EB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4CFEB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1CCE9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0CDEA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2D5D8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D1E2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CACED5

#BDCFEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.58:1 Very poor#BDCFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.28:1 Super#BDCFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCFEA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 207 234);
color: hsl(216 52% 83%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.043 258.4);

#BDCFEA FAQ

What color is #BDCFEA?

#BDCFEA 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 #BDCFEA?

#BDCFEA is rgb(189, 207, 234) in RGB, hsl(216, 52%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCFEA?

The complementary color of #BDCFEA is #EAD8BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCFEA: 13.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCFEA a warm or cool color?

#BDCFEA is a cool color.