Information about #BBDCED color

#BBDCED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBDCED is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 220, 237) — 73.3% red, 86.3% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 7 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #BBDCED 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 Columbia Blue (#B9D9EB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Sky (#BEDDF1) and Pale Light Grayish Cerulean (#B8DCE7).

The recipe behind #BBDCED is rgb(187, 220, 237), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBDCED background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #BBDCED so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBDCED color variations

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

#BBDCED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBDCED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBDCED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBDCED 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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#BBDCED 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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#EDBBC3
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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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#DCEDBB
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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 #BBDCED

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

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Pastel Sky Blue color link
Pastel Sky Blue

#B4D9EF

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Coral Blue color link
Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Pale Light Grayish Cyan color link
Pale Light Grayish Cyan

#B8E7E7

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

#BBDCED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBDCED
  • RGB187, 220, 237
  • CMYK20, 7, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(187, 220, 237)
  • HSL200°, 58%, 83%
  • HSL Precise200.4°, 58.14%, 83.137%
  • HSV200°, 21%, 93%
  • HSB200°, 21%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.863, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.863, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.863, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBDCED
  • DECIMAL ID12311789
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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