What color is #BBE3FC?

#BBE3FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Endless Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE3FC?

The RGB value is 187, 227, 252: 187 red, 227 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE3FC?

The complementary color is #FCD4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE3FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE3FC color

#BBE3FC rgb(187, 227, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBE3FC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 89% green and 98.8% blue (187, 227, 252).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Endless Horizon (#B1DBF5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#BBE3FC color codes

HEX	`#BBE3FC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 227, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 89%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.22, -7.53, -16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.22, 18.04, 245.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.528, 72.529, 102.623)`
Decimal	`12313596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE3FC, 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 #BBE3FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE3FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	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 #BBE3FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe3fc; }
.text { color: #bbe3fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe3fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 227 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe3fc, #bbc3fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBE3FC?: #BBE3FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Endless Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE3FC?: The RGB value is 187, 227, 252: 187 red, 227 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE3FC?: The complementary color is #FCD4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE3FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.