What color is #BBCEFE?

#BBCEFE 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 #BBCEFE?

The RGB value is 187, 206, 254: 187 red, 206 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCEFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCEFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCEFE color

#BBCEFE rgb(187, 206, 254)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.8% green and 99.6% blue (187, 206, 254).

Its hue angle is 223°, 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 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#BBCEFE color codes

HEX	`#BBCEFE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 206, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.8%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.84, 3.95, -25.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.84, 25.9, 278.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.449, 61.861, 102.502)`
Decimal	`12308222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCEFE, 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 #BBCEFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCEFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #BBCEFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcefe; }
.text { color: #bbcefe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcefe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 206 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcefe, #cabbfe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BBCEFE?: #BBCEFE 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 #BBCEFE?: The RGB value is 187, 206, 254: 187 red, 206 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCEFE?: The complementary color is #FEEBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCEFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.