Information about #BBC5CE color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BBC5CE presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Powder Blue (#BEC6C8) and Oxygen (#BBC6D5).
In RGB terms — rgb(187, 197, 206) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBC5CE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. #BBC5CE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BBC5CE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#BBC5CE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBC5CE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBC5CE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBC5CE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BBC5CE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BBC5CE color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BBC5CE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BCC6CC
#BEC6C8
#BBC6D5
#C1C8D2
#C4C3D0
#C0BFC7
#C2C5C6
#BDBACE
#BFC8C4
#C0BCD4
#BBD0C9
#BCC9C2
#BBC5CE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BBC5CE
- RGB187, 197, 206
- CMYK7, 4, 0, 19
- CSSrgb(187, 197, 206)
- HSL208°, 16%, 77%
- HSL Precise208.421°, 16.239%, 77.059%
- HSV208°, 9%, 81%
- HSB208°, 9%, 81%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.773, 0.808)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.773, 0.808, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.773, 0.808)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBBC5CE
- DECIMAL ID12305870
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
