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#BBCBEE closest to Frost Fairy

#BBCBEE is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 203, 238)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBCBEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.89:1.

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Variations of #BBCBEE

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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#BBCBEE 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.

BBCBEEBBE4EEC4BBEE
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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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#BBCBEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCBEE 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 #BCC9ED
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CDF0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFCCEF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCC9ED
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCCAEE
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AED2D6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7CEE4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7CBD4

#BBCBEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#BBCBEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.89:1 Super#BBCBEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCBEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 238);
color: hsl(221 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.841 0.052 265.9);

#BBCBEE FAQ

What color is #BBCBEE?

#BBCBEE 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 #BBCBEE?

#BBCBEE is rgb(187, 203, 238) in RGB, hsl(221, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBEE?

The complementary color of #BBCBEE is #EEDEBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCBEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCBEE: 12.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCBEE a warm or cool color?

#BBCBEE is a cool color.