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#BBCBFF closest to Night Snow

#BBCBFF is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Night Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 203, 255)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBCBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.10:1.

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Variations of #BBCBFF

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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#BBCBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BBCBFFFFEFBB
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Split complementary

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

BBCBFFFFCDBBEDFFBB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BBCBFFBBEDFFCDBBFF
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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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#BBCBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCBFF 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 #B6CAFE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBCFFF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBCEFF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6CAFE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8CAFE
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9D5DC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5CFF0
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CCDA

#BBCBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#BBCBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.10:1 Super#BBCBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCBFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 255);
color: hsl(226 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.848 0.075 271.4);

#BBCBFF FAQ

What color is #BBCBFF?

#BBCBFF is a light, muted 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 #BBCBFF?

#BBCBFF is rgb(187, 203, 255) in RGB, hsl(226, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBFF?

The complementary color of #BBCBFF is #FFEFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCBFF: 13.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCBFF a warm or cool color?

#BBCBFF is a cool color.