Information about #BBC7E7 color

#BBC7E7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC7E7 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 199, 231) — 73.3% red, 78% green, 90.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 13 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBC7E7 reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue (#B8C4E7). Slightly further away sit Light Blue Grey (#B7C9E2) and Violet Scent Soft Blue (#BCC6DF).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(187, 199, 231)), which gives #BBC7E7 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC7E7: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #BBC7E7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBC7E7 color variations

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

#BBC7E7 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 #BBC7E7

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#BBC7E7
  • RGB187, 199, 231
  • CMYK17, 13, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(187, 199, 231)
  • HSL224°, 48%, 82%
  • HSL Precise223.636°, 47.826%, 81.961%
  • HSV224°, 19%, 91%
  • HSB224°, 19%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.780, 0.906)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.780, 0.906, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.780, 0.906)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC7E7
  • DECIMAL ID12306407
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01