Start generating
BBCAEB

#BBCAEB closest to Frost Fairy

#BBCAEB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 202, 235)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 55% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBCAEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.76:1.

Make a palette with #BBCAEB

#BBCAEB color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #BBCAEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BBCAEBA2AFCC8A95AE737C915C6475464D5B3237411F22290D0F13020203

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BBCAEBC2CFEDC8D5EFCFDAF1D6DFF3DDE4F5E3EAF7EAEFF9F1F4FBF8FAFD

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BBCAEBB5C2E0AFBBD5A9B3CAA3ACBF9DA4B4979DAA91969F8B8E9586878A

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

A6D3DFA9D1E3ACD0E6B1CEE9B6CCEABBCAEBC1C8EBC7C6E9CCC4E7D2C2E4D7C1E0

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

9DBBF1A3BEF0A9C1EFAFC4EEB5C7ECBBCAEBBFC8E4C2C6DDC6C4D6C9C2CFCDBFC8

#BBCAEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BBCAEBEBDCBB
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BBCAEBEBC4BBE2EBBB
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BBCAEBBBE2EBC4BBEB
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BBCAEBEBBBCACAEBBB
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BBCAEBDCBBEBEBDCBBCAEBBB
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BBCAEBEBBBE2EBDCBBBBEBC4
Open in generator →

#BBCAEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCAEB 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 #BCC8EA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CCED
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BECBEC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCC8EA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCC9EB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFD0D5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7CDE1
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CAD3

#BBCAEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#BBCAEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.76:1 Super#BBCAEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #BBCAEB

Palettes with #BBCAEB

#BBCAEB in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #BBCAEB; }
.background { background-color: #BBCAEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCAEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 202 235);
color: hsl(221 55% 83%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.049 266.0);

#BBCAEB FAQ

What color is #BBCAEB?

#BBCAEB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBCAEB?

#BBCAEB is rgb(187, 202, 235) in RGB, hsl(221, 55%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCAEB?

The complementary color of #BBCAEB is #EBDCBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCAEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCAEB: 12.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCAEB a warm or cool color?

#BBCAEB is a cool color.