Sleepy Blue Color

#bccbce

Sleepy Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #433431
Complementary Color #cebfbc
Color Shade: mid cyan (190° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with black)
Sleepy Blue Color Sample
Sleepy Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bccbce

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sleepy Blue Color. The Dockside Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Twin Cities (#a4c7c8) for more energetic effect. Try Bel Esprit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cebfbc is the best complementary color to Sleepy Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bccbce complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Loblolly are #bccec8 and #bcc2ce. Thus found on the left and right of #bccbce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Heather colors as they work well with Sleepy Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sleepy Blue palette consists of #cec8bc and #cebcc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cebfbc). Try Swirl and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bccbce, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bccbce offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sleepy Blue. Thus Foggy Gray and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sleepy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #bccbce square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sleepy Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cebfbc) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cebcca and #bccebf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bccbce is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Sleepy Blue has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 15.52% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bccbce is made of 7.05% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #bccbce
RGB Decimal rgb(188,203,206)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 7.05, 1.17, 0, 19.22
HSL hsl(190,15.52%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190,8.74%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.6606,-4.4881,-3.2479)
XYZ xyz(53.2356,57.8595,66.7547)
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