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#BBC4E8 closest to Stardust Evening

#BBC4E8 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.9% green and 91.0% blue (rgb(187, 196, 232)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 49% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #BBC4E8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.17:1.

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Variations of #BBC4E8

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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#BBC4E8 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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#BBC4E8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC4E8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7C3E7
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC7EA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC6E9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7C3E7
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9C4E8
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1CBD0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C7DD
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C5CF

#BBC4E8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#BBC4E8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.17:1 Super#BBC4E8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC4E8 in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #BBC4E8; }
.background { background-color: #BBC4E8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC4E8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 196 232);
color: hsl(228 49% 82%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.052 274.2);

#BBC4E8 FAQ

What color is #BBC4E8?

#BBC4E8 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC4E8?

#BBC4E8 is rgb(187, 196, 232) in RGB, hsl(228, 49%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC4E8?

The complementary color of #BBC4E8 is #E8DFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC4E8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC4E8: 12.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC4E8 a warm or cool color?

#BBC4E8 is a cool color.