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#BBDEFB Material Blue 100
#BBDEFB is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 89% 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 #BBDEFB.
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.
White text on this color
1.40:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.95:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.40:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.95:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBDEFB as they’d see it.
#BBDEFB 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 #BBDEFB
What color is #BBDEFB?
#BBDEFB is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 89% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBDEFB in RGB?
#BBDEFB is rgb(187, 222, 251): 187 red, 222 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBDEFB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 12, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBDEFB?
PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBDEFB?
Its complement #F4D4BA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.