Information about #BBBBDC color

#BBBBDC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBBBDC is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 187, 220) — 73.3% red, 73.3% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 13 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced blue, #BBBBDC floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Violet (#BBB5D8) and Melrose (#C3B9DD).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(187, 187, 220)), which gives #BBBBDC its character. If you plan to put text on a #BBBBDC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. #BBBBDC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBBBDC color variations

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

#BBBBDC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C9C9E3

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#D6D6EA

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#E4E4F1

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#F1F1F8

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White

#FFFFFF

#BBBBDC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8585C0

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#5353A1

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#37376B

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#1B1B35

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Black

#000000

#BBBBDC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ABABCD

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#9D9DBD

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#9191AA

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#878795

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Grey

#808080

#BBBBDC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DCBBD5

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#D5BBDC

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#C8BBDC

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#BBBBDC

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#BBC8DC

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#BBD5DC

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#BBDCD5

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#BBBBDC 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
#BBBBDC
#BBBBDC

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#DCDCBC
#DCDCBC

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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
#BBBBDC
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#CCDCBC
#CCDCBC

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#DCCCBC
#DCCCBC

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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
#CCBCDC
#CCBCDC

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#BBBBDC
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#BCCCDC
#BCCCDC

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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
#BBBBDC
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#DCBCBC
#DCBCBC

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#BCDCBC
#BCDCBC

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#BBBBDC
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#DCBCDC
#DCBCDC

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#DCDCBC
#DCDCBC

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#BCDCBC
#BCDCBC

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Square

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

Square color scheme
#BBBBDC
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#DCBCCC
#DCBCCC

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#DCDCBC
#DCDCBC

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#BCDCCC
#BCDCCC

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Nearest named colors to #BBBBDC

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

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

#BBBBDC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBBBDC
  • RGB187, 187, 220
  • CMYK13, 13, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(187, 187, 220)
  • HSL240°, 32%, 80%
  • HSL Precise240°, 32.039%, 79.804%
  • HSV240°, 15%, 86%
  • HSB240°, 15%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.733, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.733, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.733, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBBBDC
  • DECIMAL ID12303324
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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