BBC4EB

#BBC4EB closest to Breeze

#BBC4EB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Breeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.9% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 196, 235)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 55% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBC4EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.21:1.

#BBC4EB color conversion

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Variations of #BBC4EB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBC4EB 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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#BBC4EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC4EB 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 #B6C4EA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C7ED
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C6EC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6C4EA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8C4EA
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0CBD1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C7E0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C5D0

#BBC4EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#BBC4EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.21:1 Super#BBC4EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC4EB in CSS

/* Breeze */
.color { color: #BBC4EB; }
.background { background-color: #BBC4EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC4EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 196 235);
color: hsl(229 55% 83%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.056 274.9);

#BBC4EB FAQ

What color is #BBC4EB?

#BBC4EB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Breeze. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC4EB?

#BBC4EB is rgb(187, 196, 235) in RGB, hsl(229, 55%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC4EB?

The complementary color of #BBC4EB is #EBE2BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC4EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC4EB: 12.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC4EB a warm or cool color?

#BBC4EB is a cool color.