#BDCFEAMaritime (#BDCFEA) is a very light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 258°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.043. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BDCFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 207, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 52%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 19%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.6 -0.5 -15.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.850 0.043 258) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Maritime shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c7cadb — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#c5d0e5 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#bdcfea — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bdd0ed — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Maritime in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.58:1 and against black 13.28:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eaf2ff · #bdcfea · #93a3bb · #707e93 · #4e5a6c · #2e3948
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bee2ff · #bdcfea · #acb8e9 · #a7a1cf · #9f8bb4 · #947898
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bdcfea · #b5a8c0 · #7790b6 · #7f6592 · #405677 · #41344b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eaf2ff · #bdcfea · #c5a574 · #7a8aa2 · #5c6a7f · #424b59
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#bdcfea · #b5b0aa · #767c85 · #4d4a45 · #191e27 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf2fd · #bdcfea · #939daa · #182333 · #00030f · #f5b84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7eac4 · #bdcfea · #c78953 · #7c6f98 · #583733 · #0f0627
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bdcfea · #b9b0a1 · #9a715c · #4e4d16 · #351200 · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#bdcfea · #bfacab · #9c6d6e · #35542b · #0c2504 · #0a0001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#bdcfea · #bdabb3 · #976d82 · #604512 · #00251a · #100600
#C5D5ED · #CEDCF1 · #D6E2F4 · #DFE9F7 · #E8EFFA
#99A9C1 · #768499 · #556173 · #364050 · #1A222E
#C1CFE4 · #C4CEDE · #C8CED8
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.