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#BBCEEB Maritime

#BBCEEB is a light, muted blue named Maritime. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 206, 235)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 55% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBCEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.14:1.

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Variations of #BBCEEB

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

How #BBCEEB 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 #C0CAEA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4CFEC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CEEC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0CAEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFCCEB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFD4D7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7D0E2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CDD5

#BBCEEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#BBCEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.14:1 Super#BBCEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCEEB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 206 235);
color: hsl(216 55% 83%);
color: oklch(0.846 0.046 258.8);

#BBCEEB FAQ

What color is #BBCEEB?

#BBCEEB 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 #BBCEEB?

#BBCEEB is rgb(187, 206, 235) in RGB, hsl(216, 55%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCEEB?

The complementary color of #BBCEEB is #EBD8BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCEEB: 13.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCEEB a warm or cool color?

#BBCEEB is a cool color.