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#BBCDEC Frost Fairy

#BBCDEC is a light, muted blue named Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(187, 205, 236)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBCDEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.06:1.

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Variations of #BBCDEC

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

How #BBCDEC 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 #BECAEB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3CEEE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CEED
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BECAEB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BECBEC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFD3D7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7D0E3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CCD4

#BBCDEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#BBCDEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.06:1 Super#BBCDEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCDEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 205 236);
color: hsl(218 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.048 261.3);

#BBCDEC FAQ

What color is #BBCDEC?

#BBCDEC 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 #BBCDEC?

#BBCDEC is rgb(187, 205, 236) in RGB, hsl(218, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCDEC?

The complementary color of #BBCDEC is #ECDABB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCDEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCDEC: 13.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCDEC a warm or cool color?

#BBCDEC is a cool color.