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#BBCFEF Frost Fairy

#BBCFEF is a light, muted blue named Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 81.2% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(187, 207, 239)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BBCFEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.28:1.

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Variations of #BBCFEF

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

How #BBCFEF 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 #BFCBEE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5D0F1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2D0F0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFCBEE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BECDEF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AED6D9
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6D2E5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CED7

#BBCFEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.58:1 Very poor#BBCFEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.28:1 Super#BBCFEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCFEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 207 239);
color: hsl(217 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.050 259.8);

#BBCFEF FAQ

What color is #BBCFEF?

#BBCFEF 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 #BBCFEF?

#BBCFEF is rgb(187, 207, 239) in RGB, hsl(217, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCFEF?

The complementary color of #BBCFEF is #EFDBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCFEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCFEF: 13.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCFEF a warm or cool color?

#BBCFEF is a cool color.