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#BDD9EF closest to Sleepless Blue

#BDD9EF is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.1% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(189, 217, 239)). Its HSL value is 206° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BDD9EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.34:1.

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Variations of #BDD9EF

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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#BDD9EF 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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#BDD9EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDD9EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C9D3EF
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0D8F0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD8F0
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C9D3EF
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6D5EF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFDEE0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DBE8
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD6DC

#BDD9EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BDD9EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.34:1 Super#BDD9EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDD9EF in CSS

/* Sleepless Blue */
.color { color: #BDD9EF; }
.background { background-color: #BDD9EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDD9EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 217 239);
color: hsl(206 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.872 0.043 241.7);

#BDD9EF FAQ

What color is #BDD9EF?

#BDD9EF is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDD9EF?

#BDD9EF is rgb(189, 217, 239) in RGB, hsl(206, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDD9EF?

The complementary color of #BDD9EF is #EFD3BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDD9EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDD9EF: 14.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDD9EF a warm or cool color?

#BDD9EF is a cool color.