What color is #BDCFEA?

#BDCFEA is a very light, moderate azure known as Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maritime?

The RGB value is 189, 207, 234: 189 red, 207 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maritime?

The complementary color is #EAD8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maritime color: hex code #BDCFEA

#BDCFEA rgb(189, 207, 234)

Shades of blue

Maritime has the hex code #BDCFEA. It is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 81.2% green and 91.8% blue (189, 207, 234).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 52% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

Maritime (#BDCFEA) color codes

HEX	`#BDCFEA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 207, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 81.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 52%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.58, -0.48, -15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.58, 15.34, 268.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.147, 61.384, 86.611)`
Decimal	`12439530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maritime, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDCFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDCFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcfea; }
.text { color: #bdcfea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcfea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 207 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcfea, #c2bdea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BDCFEA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDCFEA?: #BDCFEA is a very light, moderate azure known as Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maritime?: The RGB value is 189, 207, 234: 189 red, 207 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maritime?: The complementary color is #EAD8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.