Information about #BBC3CD color

#BBC3CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BBC3CD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 195, 205) — 73.3% red, 76.5% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 4 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBC3CD is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Powder Blue (#BEC6C8) and Oxygen (#BBC6D5).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 195, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC3CD: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC3CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC3CD color variations

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

#BBC3CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBC3CD

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#C9CFD7

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#D6DBE1

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#E4E7EB

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#F1F3F5

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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC3CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBC3CD

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#8E9BAB

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#647487

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#424D5A

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#21262D

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Black

#000000

#BBC3CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBC3CD

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#ADB5BF

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#A1A8B0

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#959AA1

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#898C90

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Grey

#808080

#BBC3CD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C8BBCD

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#C1BBCD

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#BBBCCD

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#BBC3CD

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#BBCACD

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#BBCDC8

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#BBCDC1

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#BBC3CD 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
#BBC3CD
#BBC3CD

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#CDC5BC
#CDC5BC

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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
#BBC3CD
#BBC3CD

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#CCCDBC
#CCCDBC

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#CDBCBC
#CDBCBC

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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
#BCBCCD
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#BBC3CD
#BBC3CD

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#BCCCCD
#BCCCCD

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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
#BBC3CD
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#CDBCC3
#CDBCC3

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#C3CDBC
#C3CDBC

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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
#BBC3CD
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#C5BCCD
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#CDC5BC
#CDC5BC

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#C3CDBC
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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
#BBC3CD
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#CDBCCC
#CDBCCC

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#CDC5BC
#CDC5BC

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#BCCDBC
#BCCDBC

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Nearest named colors to #BBC3CD

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

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

#BBC3CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC3CD
  • RGB187, 195, 205
  • CMYK7, 4, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(187, 195, 205)
  • HSL213°, 15%, 77%
  • HSL Precise213.333°, 15.254%, 76.863%
  • HSV213°, 9%, 80%
  • HSB213°, 9%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.765, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.765, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.765, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC3CD
  • DECIMAL ID12305357
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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