BBDFEA

#BBDFEA closest to Polar Wind

#BBDFEA is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Polar Wind. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(187, 223, 234)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 53% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BBDFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.86:1.

#BBDFEA color conversion

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Variations of #BBDFEA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0D6EA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8DCEB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0DDEB
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D6EA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAD9EA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADE3E2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6E1E7
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2DADD

#BBDFEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#BBDFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.86:1 Super#BBDFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDFEA in CSS

/* Polar Wind */
.color { color: #BBDFEA; }
.background { background-color: #BBDFEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDFEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 223 234);
color: hsl(194 53% 83%);
color: oklch(0.881 0.041 218.2);

#BBDFEA FAQ

What color is #BBDFEA?

#BBDFEA is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Polar Wind. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDFEA?

#BBDFEA is rgb(187, 223, 234) in RGB, hsl(194, 53%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDFEA?

The complementary color of #BBDFEA is #EAC6BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDFEA: 14.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDFEA a warm or cool color?

#BBDFEA is a cool color.