What color is #BBCDFE?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBCDFE?

The RGB value is 187, 205, 254: 187 red, 205 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCDFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCDFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCDFE color

#BBCDFE rgb(187, 205, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBCDFE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green and 99.6% blue (187, 205, 254).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#BBCDFE color codes

HEX	`#BBCDFE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 205, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.4%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.58, 4.49, -25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.58, 26.38, 279.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.209, 61.381, 102.422)`
Decimal	`12307966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCDFE, 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 #BBCDFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCDFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #BBCDFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcdfe; }
.text { color: #bbcdfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcdfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 205 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcdfe, #cbbbfe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBCDFE?: #BBCDFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCDFE?: The RGB value is 187, 205, 254: 187 red, 205 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCDFE?: The complementary color is #FEECBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCDFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.