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#BBD5FF closest to Oh Boy!

#BBD5FF is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Oh Boy!. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 83.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 213, 255)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBD5FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.07:1.

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Variations of #BBD5FF

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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#BBD5FF 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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#BBD5FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD5FF 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 #C0D0FE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7D7FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3D6FF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0D0FE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFD2FF
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8DEE3
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5D9F3
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CED4DF

#BBD5FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#BBD5FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.07:1 Super#BBD5FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD5FF in CSS

/* Oh Boy! */
.color { color: #BBD5FF; }
.background { background-color: #BBD5FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD5FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 213 255);
color: hsl(217 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.065 260.0);

#BBD5FF FAQ

What color is #BBD5FF?

#BBD5FF is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Oh Boy!. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBD5FF?

#BBD5FF is rgb(187, 213, 255) in RGB, hsl(217, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD5FF?

The complementary color of #BBD5FF is #FFE5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD5FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD5FF: 14.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD5FF a warm or cool color?

#BBD5FF is a cool color.