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#BBDCEC Sleepless Blue

#BBDCEC is a very light, muted blue named Sleepless Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 86.3% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(187, 220, 236)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBDCEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.56:1.

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Variations of #BBDCEC

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

How #BBDCEC 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 #CDD4EC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DAED
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDDAED
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDD4EC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8D7EC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADE1E1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6DEE7
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D8DC

#BBDCEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#BBDCEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.56:1 Super#BBDCEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDCEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 220 236);
color: hsl(200 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.876 0.041 228.7);

#BBDCEC FAQ

What color is #BBDCEC?

#BBDCEC 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 #BBDCEC?

#BBDCEC is rgb(187, 220, 236) in RGB, hsl(200, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDCEC?

The complementary color of #BBDCEC is #ECCBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDCEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDCEC: 14.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDCEC a warm or cool color?

#BBDCEC is a cool color.