Information about #BBE9ED color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BBE9ED is a clearly saturated aqua cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Light Grayish Cyan (#B8E7E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Onahau (#C2E6EC) and Pastel Sky (#BEDDF1).
The recipe behind #BBE9ED is rgb(187, 233, 237), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBE9ED background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. No one has named #BBE9ED so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BBE9ED color variations
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#BBE9ED color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBE9ED color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBE9ED color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBE9ED color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BBE9ED 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BBE9ED color
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Nearest named colors to #BBE9ED
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B8E7E7
#C2E6EC
#BEDDF1
#AFEEEE
#C7E4EE
#AEE4EE
#B0EEE6
#B0EEE5
#B8DCE7
#B2F3F3
#B0EEE4
#B5ECDF
#BBE9ED color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BBE9ED
- RGB187, 233, 237
- CMYK20, 2, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(187, 233, 237)
- HSL185°, 58%, 83%
- HSL Precise184.8°, 58.14%, 83.137%
- HSV185°, 21%, 93%
- HSB185°, 21%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.914, 0.929)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.914, 0.929, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.914, 0.929)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBBE9ED
- DECIMAL ID12315117
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
