Information about #BBB7D8 color

#BBB7D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBB7D8 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 183, 216) — 73.3% red, 71.8% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 13 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #BBB7D8 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7) and Moon Raker (#C0B2D7).

The recipe behind #BBB7D8 is rgb(187, 183, 216), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBB7D8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBB7D8 color variations

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

#BBB7D8 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 #BBB7D8

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

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBB7D8
  • RGB187, 183, 216
  • CMYK11, 13, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(187, 183, 216)
  • HSL247°, 30%, 78%
  • HSL Precise247.273°, 29.73%, 78.235%
  • HSV247°, 15%, 85%
  • HSB247°, 15%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.718, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.718, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.718, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBB7D8
  • DECIMAL ID12302296
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01