What color is #BBD2FF?

#BBD2FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD2FF?

The RGB value is 187, 210, 255: 187 red, 210 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD2FF?

The complementary color is #FFE8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD2FF color

#BBD2FF rgb(187, 210, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBD2FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.4% green and 100% blue (187, 210, 255).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% 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 13.78:1).

#BBD2FF color codes

HEX	`#BBD2FF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 210, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, 2.05, -24.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 24.6, 274.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.585, 63.876, 103.673)`
Decimal	`12309247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD2FF, 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 #BBD2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #BBD2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd2ff; }
.text { color: #bbd2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 210 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd2ff, #c6bbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBD2FF?: #BBD2FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD2FF?: The RGB value is 187, 210, 255: 187 red, 210 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD2FF?: The complementary color is #FFE8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.