Information about #BBD1EA color

#BBD1EA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BBD1EA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 209, 234) — 73.3% red, 82% green, 91.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 10 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBD1EA reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Light Grayish Azure (#B8D0E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Beau Blue (#BCD4E6) and Blue Angel (#B7CEEC).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 209, 234) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBD1EA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #BBD1EA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBD1EA color variations

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

#BBD1EA 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 #BBD1EA

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#BBD1EA
  • RGB187, 209, 234
  • CMYK18, 10, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(187, 209, 234)
  • HSL212°, 53%, 83%
  • HSL Precise211.915°, 52.809%, 82.549%
  • HSV212°, 20%, 92%
  • HSB212°, 20%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.820, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.820, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.820, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBD1EA
  • DECIMAL ID12308970
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01