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#BBD0EB Maritime

#BBD0EB is a very light, muted blue named Maritime. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 81.6% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 208, 235)). Its HSL value is 214° hue, 55% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBD0EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.33:1.

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Variations of #BBD0EB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBD0EB 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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#BBD0EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD0EB 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 #C1CCEA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7D1EC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3D0EC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1CCEA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0CDEB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFD6D9
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7D2E3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CED6

#BBD0EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#BBD0EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.33:1 Super#BBD0EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD0EB in CSS

/* Maritime */
.color { color: #BBD0EB; }
.background { background-color: #BBD0EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD0EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 208 235);
color: hsl(214 55% 83%);
color: oklch(0.851 0.044 254.8);

#BBD0EB FAQ

What color is #BBD0EB?

#BBD0EB is a very 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 #BBD0EB?

#BBD0EB is rgb(187, 208, 235) in RGB, hsl(214, 55%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD0EB?

The complementary color of #BBD0EB is #EBD6BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD0EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD0EB: 13.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD0EB a warm or cool color?

#BBD0EB is a cool color.