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#BBCEEC Frost Fairy

#BBCEEC is a light, muted blue named Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.8% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(187, 206, 236)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBCEEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.15:1.

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Variations of #BBCEEC

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

How #BBCEEC 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 #BFCBEB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4CFED
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CEED
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFCBEB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BECCEC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFD4D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7D1E3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CDD5

#BBCEEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#BBCEEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.15:1 Super#BBCEEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCEEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 206 236);
color: hsl(217 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.847 0.047 259.5);

#BBCEEC FAQ

What color is #BBCEEC?

#BBCEEC 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 #BBCEEC?

#BBCEEC is rgb(187, 206, 236) in RGB, hsl(217, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCEEC?

The complementary color of #BBCEEC is #ECD9BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCEEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCEEC: 13.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCEEC a warm or cool color?

#BBCEEC is a cool color.