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#BBC8FF closest to Night Snow

#BBC8FF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Night Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 200, 255)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBC8FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.82:1.

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Variations of #BBC8FF

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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#BBC8FF 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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#BBC8FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8FF 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 #B3C8FE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8CDFF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8CBFF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3C8FE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6C8FE
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAD2DB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5CCEF
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CAD9

#BBC8FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#BBC8FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.82:1 Super#BBC8FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8FF in CSS

/* Night Snow */
.color { color: #BBC8FF; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 255);
color: hsl(229 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.842 0.078 274.3);

#BBC8FF FAQ

What color is #BBC8FF?

#BBC8FF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Night Snow. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8FF?

#BBC8FF is rgb(187, 200, 255) in RGB, hsl(229, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8FF?

The complementary color of #BBC8FF is #FFF2BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8FF: 12.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8FF a warm or cool color?

#BBC8FF is a cool color.