BBD1FF

#BBD1FF closest to Frost Fairy

#BBD1FF is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 209, 255)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBD1FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.68:1.

#BBD1FF color conversion

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Variations of #BBD1FF

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.

#BBD1FF 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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#BBD1FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD1FF 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 #BCCEFE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2D4FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0D3FF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCCEFE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCCFFE
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9DAE0
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5D5F2
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD1DD

#BBD1FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#BBD1FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.68:1 Super#BBD1FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD1FF in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #BBD1FF; }
.background { background-color: #BBD1FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD1FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 209 255);
color: hsl(221 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.069 264.9);

#BBD1FF FAQ

What color is #BBD1FF?

#BBD1FF is a very 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 #BBD1FF?

#BBD1FF is rgb(187, 209, 255) in RGB, hsl(221, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD1FF?

The complementary color of #BBD1FF is #FFE9BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD1FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD1FF: 13.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD1FF a warm or cool color?

#BBD1FF is a cool color.