Information about #BBAFC4 color

#BBAFC4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBAFC4 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 175, 196) — 73.3% red, 68.6% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 8 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBAFC4 is a calm, restrained twilight violet that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Morepork (#B8B5C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lola (#B9ACBB) and Greywacke (#BCB8BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 175, 196) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #BBAFC4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBAFC4 color variations

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

#BBAFC4 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 #BBAFC4

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

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAFC4
  • RGB187, 175, 196
  • CMYK4, 8, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 175, 196)
  • HSL274°, 15%, 73%
  • HSL Precise274.286°, 15.108%, 72.745%
  • HSV274°, 11%, 77%
  • HSB274°, 11%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.686, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.686, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.686, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBAFC4
  • DECIMAL ID12300228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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