Information about #BBAED6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BBAED6 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 174, 214) — 73.3% red, 68.2% green, 83.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 16 / 0 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBAED6 presents itself as a mildly saturated blue-purple violet — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moon Raker (#C0B2D7). Slightly further away sit Soft Violet (#BBB5D8) and Perfume (#C2A9DB).

The recipe behind #BBAED6 is rgb(187, 174, 214), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBAED6: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #BBAED6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBAED6 color variations

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

#BBAED6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBAED6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBAED6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBAED6 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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#BBAED6 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 #BBAED6

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

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

#BBAED6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAED6
  • RGB187, 174, 214
  • CMYK11, 16, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(187, 174, 214)
  • HSL260°, 33%, 76%
  • HSL Precise259.5°, 32.787%, 76.078%
  • HSV260°, 19%, 84%
  • HSB260°, 19%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.682, 0.839)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.682, 0.839, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.682, 0.839)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBAED6
  • DECIMAL ID12299990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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