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#BBC8DF closest to Featherbed

#BBC8DF is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Featherbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(187, 200, 223)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 36% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BBC8DF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.44:1.

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Variations of #BBC8DF

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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#BBC8DF 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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#BBC8DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8DF 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 #BDC6DE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C9E0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFC8E0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC6DE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDC7DF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2CDCF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8CAD8
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C7CD

#BBC8DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#BBC8DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.44:1 Super#BBC8DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8DF in CSS

/* Featherbed */
.color { color: #BBC8DF; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 223);
color: hsl(218 36% 80%);
color: oklch(0.830 0.035 261.9);

#BBC8DF FAQ

What color is #BBC8DF?

#BBC8DF is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Featherbed. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8DF?

#BBC8DF is rgb(187, 200, 223) in RGB, hsl(218, 36%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8DF?

The complementary color of #BBC8DF is #DFD2BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8DF: 12.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8DF a warm or cool color?

#BBC8DF is a cool color.