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#BBF5FF Pale Sky

#BBF5FF is a very light, muted turquoise named Pale Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 96.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 245, 255)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BBF5FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.62:1.

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Variations of #BBF5FF

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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#BBF5FF 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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#BBF5FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF5FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFE7FF
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBF0FF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFF1FF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFE7FF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6ECFF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5FAF8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3F7FC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0EEF0

#BBF5FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#BBF5FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.62:1 Super#BBF5FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF5FF in CSS

/* Pale Sky */
.color { color: #BBF5FF; }
.background { background-color: #BBF5FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF5FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 245 255);
color: hsl(189 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.934 0.060 209.2);

#BBF5FF FAQ

What color is #BBF5FF?

#BBF5FF is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Pale Sky. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBF5FF?

#BBF5FF is rgb(187, 245, 255) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF5FF?

The complementary color of #BBF5FF is #FFC5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF5FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF5FF: 17.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF5FF a warm or cool color?

#BBF5FF is a cool color.