BFDCED

#BFDCED closest to Sleepless Blue

#BFDCED is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 86.3% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(191, 220, 237)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 56% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BFDCED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.68:1.

#BFDCED color conversion

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Variations of #BFDCED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CED5ED
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DBEE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CEDBEE
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CED5ED
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAD8ED
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2E1E1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BADEE8
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2D9DD

#BFDCED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#BFDCED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.68:1 Super#BFDCED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFDCED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 220 237);
color: hsl(202 56% 84%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.039 233.6);

#BFDCED FAQ

What color is #BFDCED?

#BFDCED 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 #BFDCED?

#BFDCED is rgb(191, 220, 237) in RGB, hsl(202, 56%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFDCED?

The complementary color of #BFDCED is #EDD0BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFDCED?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFDCED: 14.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFDCED a warm or cool color?

#BFDCED is a cool color.