Information about #BBC1CE color

#BBC1CE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC1CE falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 193, 206) — 73.3% red, 75.7% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #BBC1CE 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 almost identical to Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Slightly further away sit Blue Haze (#BDBACE) and Quarter Powder Blue (#BEC6C8).

The recipe behind #BBC1CE is rgb(187, 193, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC1CE: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBC1CE color variations

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

#BBC1CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC1CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8D97AC

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#626E88

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#41495B

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#20242D

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Black

#000000

#BBC1CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ADB3BF

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#A0A5B1

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#9498A1

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#898B90

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Grey

#808080

#BBC1CE 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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#C4BACD

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#BAC8CD

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#BACDCB

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#BBC1CE 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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#CEC8BB
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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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#CACEBB
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#CEBEBB
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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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#BBCACE
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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
#BBC1CE
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#CEBBC1
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#C1CEBB
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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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#C8BBCE
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#C1CEBB
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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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#CEBBCA
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#CEC8BB
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#BBCEBE
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Nearest named colors to #BBC1CE

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

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

#BBC1CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC1CE
  • RGB187, 193, 206
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(187, 193, 206)
  • HSL221°, 16%, 77%
  • HSL Precise221.053°, 16.239%, 77.059%
  • HSV221°, 9%, 81%
  • HSB221°, 9%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.757, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.757, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.757, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC1CE
  • DECIMAL ID12304846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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