BBD3EB

#BBD3EB closest to Misty Mountains

#BBD3EB is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Misty Mountains. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.7% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 211, 235)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 55% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBD3EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.63:1.

#BBD3EB color conversion

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Variations of #BBD3EB

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.

#BBD3EB 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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#BBD3EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD3EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4CEEB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAD3EC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D3EC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4CEEB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2D0EB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AED8DB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6D5E4
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD1D7

#BBD3EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#BBD3EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.63:1 Super#BBD3EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD3EB in CSS

/* Misty Mountains */
.color { color: #BBD3EB; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD3EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 211 235);
color: hsl(210 55% 83%);
color: oklch(0.857 0.042 248.3);

#BBD3EB FAQ

What color is #BBD3EB?

#BBD3EB is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Misty Mountains. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBD3EB?

#BBD3EB is rgb(187, 211, 235) in RGB, hsl(210, 55%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD3EB?

The complementary color of #BBD3EB is #EBD3BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD3EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD3EB: 13.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD3EB a warm or cool color?

#BBD3EB is a cool color.