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#B5CDEE closest to Frost Fairy

#B5CDEE is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 80.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(181, 205, 238)). Its HSL value is 215° hue, 63% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B5CDEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.93:1.

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Variations of #B5CDEE

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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#B5CDEE 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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#B5CDEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5CDEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCC8ED
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CEF0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BECDEF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCC8ED
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BACAEE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6D4D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0D0E4
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CBD4

#B5CDEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.62:1 Very poor#B5CDEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.93:1 Super#B5CDEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5CDEE in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #B5CDEE; }
.background { background-color: #B5CDEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5CDEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 205 238);
color: hsl(215 63% 82%);
color: oklch(0.841 0.053 256.4);

#B5CDEE FAQ

What color is #B5CDEE?

#B5CDEE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B5CDEE?

#B5CDEE is rgb(181, 205, 238) in RGB, hsl(215, 63%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5CDEE?

The complementary color of #B5CDEE is #EED6B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5CDEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5CDEE: 12.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5CDEE a warm or cool color?

#B5CDEE is a cool color.