Information about #BBA8C5 color

#BBA8C5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA8C5 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 168, 197) — 73.3% red, 65.9% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 11 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBA8C5 reads as a softly toned blue-purple violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lola (#B9ACBB). Slightly further away sit Morepork (#B8B5C2) and Cayleigh (#C4A9D0).

The recipe behind #BBA8C5 is rgb(187, 168, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA8C5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA8C5 color variations

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

#BBA8C5 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 #BBA8C5

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

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA8C5
  • RGB187, 168, 197
  • CMYK4, 11, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 168, 197)
  • HSL279°, 20%, 72%
  • HSL Precise279.31°, 20%, 71.569%
  • HSV279°, 15%, 77%
  • HSB279°, 15%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.659, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.659, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.659, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA8C5
  • DECIMAL ID12298437
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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