Information about #BBAEC7 color

#BBAEC7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBAEC7 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 174, 199) — 73.3% red, 68.2% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 10 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned twilight violet, #BBAEC7 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Morepork (#B8B5C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lola (#B9ACBB) and Greywacke (#BCB8BE).

The recipe behind #BBAEC7 is rgb(187, 174, 199), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBAEC7 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #BBAEC7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBAEC7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBAEC7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBAEC7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAEC7
  • RGB187, 174, 199
  • CMYK5, 10, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(187, 174, 199)
  • HSL271°, 18%, 73%
  • HSL Precise271.2°, 18.248%, 73.137%
  • HSV271°, 13%, 78%
  • HSB271°, 13%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.682, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.682, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.682, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBAEC7
  • DECIMAL ID12299975
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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