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#BBD3EE closest to Maritime

#BBD3EE is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Maritime. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.7% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 211, 238)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBD3EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.67:1.

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Variations of #BBD3EE

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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#BBD3EE 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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#BBD3EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD3EE 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 #C3CEED
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9D3EF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5D3EF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3CEED
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1D0EE
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AED9DC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6D5E6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD1D8

#BBD3EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#BBD3EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.67:1 Super#BBD3EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD3EE in CSS

/* Maritime */
.color { color: #BBD3EE; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD3EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 211 238);
color: hsl(212 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.046 251.4);

#BBD3EE FAQ

What color is #BBD3EE?

#BBD3EE 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 #BBD3EE?

#BBD3EE is rgb(187, 211, 238) in RGB, hsl(212, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD3EE?

The complementary color of #BBD3EE is #EED6BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD3EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD3EE: 13.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD3EE a warm or cool color?

#BBD3EE is a cool color.