Information about #BBC1D7 color

#BBC1D7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC1D7 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 193, 215) — 73.3% red, 75.7% green, 84.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 9 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBC1D7 presents itself as a moderately toned deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Oxygen (#BBC6D5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7) and Heartbreaker (#C1C2DA).

The recipe behind #BBC1D7 is rgb(187, 193, 215), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBC1D7 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #BBC1D7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBC1D7 color variations

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

#BBC1D7 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 #BBC1D7

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

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC1D7
  • RGB187, 193, 215
  • CMYK11, 9, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(187, 193, 215)
  • HSL227°, 26%, 79%
  • HSL Precise227.143°, 25.926%, 78.824%
  • HSV227°, 13%, 84%
  • HSB227°, 13%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.757, 0.843)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.757, 0.843, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.757, 0.843)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC1D7
  • DECIMAL ID12304855
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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