Close to Periwinkle
#BBD1FC
#BBD1FC is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 82% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 220°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBD1FC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.54:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.64:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.54:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.64:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBD1FC as they’d see it.
#BBD1FC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBD1FC
What color is #BBD1FC?
#BBD1FC is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 82% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 220°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBD1FC in RGB?
#BBD1FC is rgb(187, 209, 252): 187 red, 209 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBD1FC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 17, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBD1FC?
PANTONE 277 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBD1FC?
Its complement #E3CEA4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.