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#BBC8DA closest to Plein Air

#BBC8DA is a light gray; the closest named color is Plein Air. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(187, 200, 218)). Its HSL value is 215° hue, 30% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #BBC8DA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.39:1.

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Variations of #BBC8DA

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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#BBC8DA 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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#BBC8DA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8DA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFC5DA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C8DB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C8DB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFC5DA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC6DA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4CCCE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8CAD4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C7CC

#BBC8DA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#BBC8DA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.39:1 Super#BBC8DA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8DA in CSS

/* Plein Air */
.color { color: #BBC8DA; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8DA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8DA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 218);
color: hsl(215 30% 79%);
color: oklch(0.828 0.029 256.5);

#BBC8DA FAQ

What color is #BBC8DA?

#BBC8DA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Plein Air. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8DA?

#BBC8DA is rgb(187, 200, 218) in RGB, hsl(215, 30%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8DA?

The complementary color of #BBC8DA is #DACDBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8DA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8DA: 12.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8DA a warm or cool color?

#BBC8DA is a neutral color.