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#BBCBE2 closest to Maritime

#BBCBE2 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Maritime. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(187, 203, 226)). Its HSL value is 215° hue, 40% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #BBCBE2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.75:1.

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Variations of #BBCBE2

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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#BBCBE2 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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#BBCBE2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCBE2 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 #BFC8E1
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3CCE3
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CBE3
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFC8E1
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC9E2
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1D0D2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8CDDB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CAD0

#BBCBE2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#BBCBE2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.75:1 Super#BBCBE2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCBE2 in CSS

/* Maritime */
.color { color: #BBCBE2; }
.background { background-color: #BBCBE2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCBE2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 226);
color: hsl(215 40% 81%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.037 257.4);

#BBCBE2 FAQ

What color is #BBCBE2?

#BBCBE2 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Maritime. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBE2?

#BBCBE2 is rgb(187, 203, 226) in RGB, hsl(215, 40%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBE2?

The complementary color of #BBCBE2 is #E2D2BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCBE2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCBE2: 12.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCBE2 a warm or cool color?

#BBCBE2 is a cool color.