What color is #BBCAF1?

#BBCAF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCAF1?

The RGB value is 187, 202, 241: 187 red, 202 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCAF1?

The complementary color is #F1E2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCAF1 color

#BBCAF1 rgb(187, 202, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBCAF1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 94.5% blue (187, 202, 241).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 66% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#BBCAF1 color codes

HEX	`#BBCAF1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 202, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 66%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.38, 3.12, -20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.38, 21.14, 278.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.487, 59.155, 91.591)`
Decimal	`12307185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCAF1, 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 #BBCAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #BBCAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcaf1; }
.text { color: #bbcaf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcaf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 202 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcaf1, #c7bbf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BBCAF1?: #BBCAF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCAF1?: The RGB value is 187, 202, 241: 187 red, 202 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCAF1?: The complementary color is #F1E2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.