What color is #BBC7E5?

#BBC7E5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC7E5?

The RGB value is 187, 199, 229: 187 red, 199 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC7E5?

The complementary color is #E5D9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC7E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC7E5 color

#BBC7E5 rgb(187, 199, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBC7E5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78% green and 89.8% blue (187, 199, 229).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 45% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#BBC7E5 color codes

HEX	`#BBC7E5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 199, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 45%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.22, 2.07, -16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.22, 16.37, 277.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.056, 57.068, 82.228)`
Decimal	`12306405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC7E5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBC7E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC7E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBC7E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc7e5; }
.text { color: #bbc7e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc7e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 199 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc7e5, #c4bbe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC7E5?: #BBC7E5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC7E5?: The RGB value is 187, 199, 229: 187 red, 199 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC7E5?: The complementary color is #E5D9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC7E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.