Information about #BBC5D8 color

#BBC5D8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC5D8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 197, 216) — 73.3% red, 77.3% green, 84.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 7 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #BBC5D8 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Oxygen (#BBC6D5). Slightly further away sit Heartbreaker (#C1C2DA) and Violet Scent Soft Blue (#BCC6DF).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 197, 216) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC5D8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC5D8 color variations

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

#BBC5D8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC5D8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBC5D8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC5D8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BBC5D8 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nearest named colors to #BBC5D8

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

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

#BBC5D8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC5D8
  • RGB187, 197, 216
  • CMYK11, 7, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(187, 197, 216)
  • HSL219°, 27%, 79%
  • HSL Precise219.31°, 27.103%, 79.02%
  • HSV219°, 13%, 85%
  • HSB219°, 13%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.773, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.773, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.773, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC5D8
  • DECIMAL ID12305880
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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