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#BBDBEA Sleepless Blue

#BBDBEA is a very light, muted blue named Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(187, 219, 234)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 53% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBDBEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.43:1.

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Variations of #BBDBEA

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCD3EA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D9EB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDD9EB
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCD3EA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8D6EA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEE0E0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6DDE5
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D7DB

#BBDBEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#BBDBEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.43:1 Super#BBDBEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDBEA in CSS

/* Sleepless Blue */
.color { color: #BBDBEA; }
.background { background-color: #BBDBEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDBEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 219 234);
color: hsl(199 53% 83%);
color: oklch(0.873 0.040 227.8);

#BBDBEA FAQ

What color is #BBDBEA?

#BBDBEA is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDBEA?

#BBDBEA is rgb(187, 219, 234) in RGB, hsl(199, 53%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDBEA?

The complementary color of #BBDBEA is #EACABB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDBEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDBEA: 14.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDBEA a warm or cool color?

#BBDBEA is a cool color.