Color

#BBEFFB

Very light muted cool cyan. Nearest reference color: Blizzard blue.

RGB

0–255

187

239

251

CMYK

0–100%

25.5%

4.78%

1.57%

RGB describes how #BBEFFB is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 187, green 239 and blue 251.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 25.5%, magenta 4.78%, yellow 0% and black 1.57%.

HSL values

H 191.25° S 88.89% L 85.88%

In the HSL color model, #BBEFFB has a hue of 191.25°, 88.89% saturation and 85.88% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#BBEFFB is a very light, cool cyan with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #BBEFFB in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #BBEFFB

RGB rgb(187, 239, 251)

HSL hsl(191.25 88.89% 85.88%)

OKLCH oklch(0.920116 0.055393 213.3835)

CSS --color: #BBEFFB;

Tints of #BBEFFB

Tints are lighter variations of #BBEFFB. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D1F6FF #C9F5FF #C2F4FF #BDF1FE #BBEFFB

Shades of #BBEFFB

Shades are darker variations of #BBEFFB. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#BBEFFB #7CAEBA #41717C #013A44 #00070A

Tones of #BBEFFB

Tones reduce the chroma of #BBEFFB, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#BBEFFB #C5EDF6 #CEEBF1 #D6E8ED #DFE6E8

Tonal range of #BBEFFB

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #BBEFFB between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D1F6FF #C9F5FF #C2F4FF #BDF1FE #BBEFFB #7CAEBA #41717C #013A44 #00070A

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D1F6FF;
    --color-200: #C9F5FF;
    --color-300: #C2F4FF;
    --color-400: #BDF1FE;
    --color-500: #BBEFFB;
    --color-600: #7CAEBA;
    --color-700: #41717C;
    --color-800: #013A44;
    --color-900: #00070A;
}

Colors that go with #BBEFFB

Color harmonies for #BBEFFB are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#BBEFFB #FFDBD3

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#BCF1E8 #BBEFFB #CEE9FF

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#BBEFFB #FCD8F4 #F1E5BB

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#BBEFFB #FFD9E1 #FFDEC1

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#BBEFFB #EBDEFF #FFDBD3 #DDEBC3

CSS gradients with #BBEFFB

These gradients show how #BBEFFB moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#BBEFFB #CDF3FC #DEF7FD #EFFBFE #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BBEFFB, #CDF3FC, #DEF7FD, #EFFBFE, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#BBEFFB #7EA3AB #465C61 #161F21 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BBEFFB, #7EA3AB, #465C61, #161F21, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#BBEFFB #D5E6FF #EADEFF #FDD9EA #FFDBD3

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #BBEFFB, #D5E6FF, #EADEFF, #FDD9EA, #FFDBD3);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #BBEFFB. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.25:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

16.85:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7926 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #BBEFFB as the background.

background-color: #BBEFFB;
color: #000000;

Using #BBEFFB in design

See how #BBEFFB works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#BBEFFB used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #BBEFFB to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#C9F5FF

#BBEFFB

#013A44

Colors similar to #BBEFFB

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #BBEFFB, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFFFFF #A1D5E0 #B2F1FF #D6E8ED #BAF0F5 #BFEDFF #D1FBFF #B1E0F3

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #BBEFFB may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #E5EBFC Deuteranopia #DBE3FB Tritanopia #A7F4F3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #BBEFFB can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 68.7673
Y: 79.2599
Z: 102.9234

CIELAB

L*: 91.3518
a*: -13.8559
b*: -11.1932

OKLab

L: 0.920116
a: -0.046253
b: -0.030479

OKLCH

L: 0.920116
C: 0.055393
H: 213.3835°