#bbafee Color Information

#bbafee Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bbafee. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 68.6% Green, and 93.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 21.4% Cyan, 26.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 251.4°, with saturation of 64.9% and lightness of 81%. The decimal value for #bbafee is 12300270, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbafee is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bbafee Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 175, 238 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 68.6%, 93.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.314, 0.067 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.214, 0.265, 0, 0.067 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color251.4°, 64.9%, 81.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color251.4°, 26.5%, 93.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.256, 47.398, 87.336 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 175, 238 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12300270 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color74.444, 17.137, -29.890 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)74.444, 34.454, 299.827 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color74.444, 2.259, -50.177 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color68.846, 12.413, -27.021 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.276, 0.255, 47.398 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290490350 / 0xffbbafee Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99ff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bbafee

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbafee, its pure hue is 251.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.9%, and its lightness is 81.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bbafee, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17161e to #a499d0.

Tints of #bbafee

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbafee, its pure hue is 251.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.9%, and its lightness is 81.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bbafee, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4b9f0 to #f7f5fd.

Tones of #bbafee

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbafee, its pure hue is 251.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bbafee, which range from #cfcfcf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b09eff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbafee

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbafee! For #bbafee, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bbafee. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbafee

This color, #bbafee, consists of 73.3% Red, 68.6% Green, and 93.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 175, Blue = 238. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbafee is 21.4% Cyan, 26.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C21.4%
G68.6%
M26.5%
B93.3%
Y0.0%
K6.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 175 238
Octal 273 257 356
Hexa #bb #af #ee
Binary 10111011 10101111 11101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 21 26 0 6
Octal 25 32 0 6
Hexa #15 #1a #00 #06
Binary 00010101 00011010 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #bbafee

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbafee — which has hue 251.4° — its analogous colors are located at 221.4° and 281.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbafee.

Triadic Colors of #bbafee

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bbafee — which has hue 251.4° — its triadic colors are located at 11.4° and 251.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbafee.

Complementary Color of #bbafee

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbafee — which has hue 251.4° — its complementary color is located at 71.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbafee.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbafee

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bbafee — which has hue 251.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 41.4° and 251.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbafee.

Tetradic Colors of #bbafee

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bbafee — which has hue 251.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 161.4°, 251.4°, 341.4°, and 71.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbafee.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbafee

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbafee, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a194d9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dad3fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbafee

We want to make getting started with #bbafee on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbafee into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbafee can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bbafee with other HTML elements.

#bbafee Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbafee.
<span style="color: #bbafee;">The color of this text is #bbafee.</span>

#bbafee Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbafee.
<div style="background-color: #bbafee; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbafee.</div>

#bbafee Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbafee.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbafee;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbafee.</span>

#bbafee Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbafee.
<div style="border: #bbafee 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbafee.</div>

#bbafee Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbafee on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbafee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbafee on a white background.</div></div>

#bbafee Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbafee on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbafee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbafee on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbafee to White

This is a gradient from #bbafee to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbafee,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbafee,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbafee,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbafee,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbafee to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbafee to Black

This is a gradient from #bbafee to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbafee,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbafee,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbafee,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbafee,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbafee to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbafee

In addition to using #bbafee on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bbafee in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbafee, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 175, Blue = 238). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbafee in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bbafee
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 175, 238)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbafee; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbafee; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbafee; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 175, 238);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbafee")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:175, blue:238, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:175 blue:238 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 175f, 238f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 175, 238);
 

#bbafee Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbafee the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbafee might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbafee looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbafee is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bbafee looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bbafee will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bbafee is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text