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#B5CEEB closest to Frost Fairy

#B5CEEB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(181, 206, 235)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 57% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #B5CEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.99:1.

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Variations of #B5CEEB

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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#B5CEEB 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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#B5CEEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5CEEB 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 #BDC9EA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4CFEC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CEEC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC9EA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBCBEB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7D4D7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0D1E2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CCD4

#B5CEEB contrast checker

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1.62:1 Very poor#B5CEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.99:1 Super#B5CEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5CEEB in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #B5CEEB; }
.background { background-color: #B5CEEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5CEEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 206 235);
color: hsl(212 57% 82%);
color: oklch(0.842 0.049 252.2);

#B5CEEB FAQ

What color is #B5CEEB?

#B5CEEB 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 #B5CEEB?

#B5CEEB is rgb(181, 206, 235) in RGB, hsl(212, 57%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5CEEB?

The complementary color of #B5CEEB is #EBD2B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5CEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5CEEB: 12.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5CEEB a warm or cool color?

#B5CEEB is a cool color.