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#BBC6EA closest to Breeze

#BBC6EA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Breeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(187, 198, 234)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 53% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBC6EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.38:1.

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#BBC6EA color conversion

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Variations of #BBC6EA

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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#BBC6EA 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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#BBC6EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC6EA 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 #B8C5E9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC9EC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBC8EB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C5E9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9C6EA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0CDD2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C9DF
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C6D0

#BBC6EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#BBC6EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.38:1 Super#BBC6EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC6EA in CSS

/* Breeze */
.color { color: #BBC6EA; }
.background { background-color: #BBC6EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC6EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 198 234);
color: hsl(226 53% 83%);
color: oklch(0.830 0.052 271.9);

#BBC6EA FAQ

What color is #BBC6EA?

#BBC6EA 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 #BBC6EA?

#BBC6EA is rgb(187, 198, 234) in RGB, hsl(226, 53%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC6EA?

The complementary color of #BBC6EA is #EADFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC6EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC6EA: 12.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC6EA a warm or cool color?

#BBC6EA is a cool color.