Information about #BBC2D8 color

#BBC2D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC2D8 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 194, 216) — 73.3% red, 76.1% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 9 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced blue, #BBC2D8 floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Oxygen (#BBC6D5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Heartbreaker (#C1C2DA) and Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 194, 216) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBC2D8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. #BBC2D8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC2D8 color variations

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

#BBC2D8 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 #BBC2D8

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC2D8
  • RGB187, 194, 216
  • CMYK11, 9, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(187, 194, 216)
  • HSL226°, 27%, 79%
  • HSL Precise225.517°, 27.103%, 79.02%
  • HSV226°, 13%, 85%
  • HSB226°, 13%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.761, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.761, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.761, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC2D8
  • DECIMAL ID12305112
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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