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#BBD3EF closest to Maritime

#BBD3EF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(187, 211, 239)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BBD3EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.68:1.

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Variations of #BBD3EF

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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#BBD3EF 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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#BBD3EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD3EF 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 #C3CEEE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9D3F0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5D3F0
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3CEEE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1D0EF
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADD9DC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6D6E7
  • 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 #CBD1D9

#BBD3EF contrast checker

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1.54:1 Very poor#BBD3EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.68:1 Super#BBD3EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD3EF in CSS

/* Maritime */
.color { color: #BBD3EF; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD3EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 211 239);
color: hsl(212 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.047 252.4);

#BBD3EF FAQ

What color is #BBD3EF?

#BBD3EF 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 #BBD3EF?

#BBD3EF is rgb(187, 211, 239) in RGB, hsl(212, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD3EF?

The complementary color of #BBD3EF is #EFD7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD3EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD3EF: 13.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD3EF a warm or cool color?

#BBD3EF is a cool color.