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#BBC8ED closest to Breeze

#BBC8ED is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Breeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(187, 200, 237)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 58% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBC8ED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.60:1.

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#BBC8ED color conversion

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Variations of #BBC8ED

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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#BBC8ED 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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#BBC8ED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8ED 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 #B9C6EC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCBEF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCAEE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9C6EC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BAC7ED
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFCFD4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7CBE2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C8D2

#BBC8ED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#BBC8ED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.60:1 Super#BBC8ED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8ED in CSS

/* Breeze */
.color { color: #BBC8ED; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8ED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8ED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 237);
color: hsl(224 58% 83%);
color: oklch(0.835 0.054 270.0);

#BBC8ED FAQ

What color is #BBC8ED?

#BBC8ED 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 #BBC8ED?

#BBC8ED is rgb(187, 200, 237) in RGB, hsl(224, 58%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8ED?

The complementary color of #BBC8ED is #EDE0BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8ED?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8ED: 12.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8ED a warm or cool color?

#BBC8ED is a cool color.