#bbb4ea Color Information

#bbb4ea 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 #bbb4ea. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 70.6% Green, and 91.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.1% Cyan, 23.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 247.8°, with saturation of 56.3% and lightness of 81.2%. The decimal value for #bbb4ea is 12301546, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbb4ea 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#bbb4ea Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 180, 234 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 70.6%, 91.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.294, 0.082 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.201, 0.231, 0, 0.082 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color247.8°, 56.2%, 81.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color247.8°, 23.1%, 91.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.666, 49.148, 84.605 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 180, 234 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12301546 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color75.543, 13.479, -26.036 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)75.543, 29.318, 297.371 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color75.543, 0.355, -43.328 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.105, 8.866, -22.479 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.279, 0.265, 49.148 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290491626 / 0xffbbb4ea Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccccff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bbb4ea

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbb4ea, its pure hue is 247.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.2%, and its lightness is 81.2%. 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 #bbb4ea, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17171d to #a49ecd.

Tints of #bbb4ea

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbb4ea, its pure hue is 247.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.2%, and its lightness is 81.2%. 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 #bbb4ea, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4bded to #f7f6fc.

Tones of #bbb4ea

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbb4ea, its pure hue is 247.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.2%, 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 #bbb4ea, which range from #cfcfcf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ab9fff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbb4ea

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbb4ea! For #bbb4ea, 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, #bbb4ea. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbb4ea

This color, #bbb4ea, consists of 73.3% Red, 70.6% Green, and 91.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 180, Blue = 234. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbb4ea is 20.1% Cyan, 23.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C20.1%
G70.6%
M23.1%
B91.8%
Y0.0%
K8.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 180 234
Octal 273 264 352
Hexa #bb #b4 #ea
Binary 10111011 10110100 11101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 23 0 8
Octal 24 27 0 10
Hexa #14 #17 #00 #08
Binary 00010100 00010111 00000000 00001000

Analogous Colors of #bbb4ea

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbb4ea — which has hue 247.8° — its analogous colors are located at 217.8° and 277.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb4ea.

Triadic Colors of #bbb4ea

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 #bbb4ea — which has hue 247.8° — its triadic colors are located at 7.8° and 247.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb4ea.

Complementary Color of #bbb4ea

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbb4ea — which has hue 247.8° — its complementary color is located at 67.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb4ea.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbb4ea

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 #bbb4ea — which has hue 247.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.8° and 247.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb4ea.

Tetradic Colors of #bbb4ea

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 #bbb4ea — which has hue 247.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 157.8°, 247.8°, 337.8°, and 67.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb4ea.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbb4ea

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbb4ea, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a59ed0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d9d4fa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbb4ea

We want to make getting started with #bbb4ea on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbb4ea into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbb4ea 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 #bbb4ea with other HTML elements.

#bbb4ea Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbb4ea.
<span style="color: #bbb4ea;">The color of this text is #bbb4ea.</span>

#bbb4ea Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbb4ea.
<div style="background-color: #bbb4ea; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbb4ea.</div>

#bbb4ea Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb4ea.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbb4ea;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb4ea.</span>

#bbb4ea Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbb4ea.
<div style="border: #bbb4ea 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbb4ea.</div>

#bbb4ea Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb4ea on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb4ea; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb4ea on a white background.</div></div>

#bbb4ea Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb4ea on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb4ea; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb4ea on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbb4ea to White

This is a gradient from #bbb4ea to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb4ea,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb4ea,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb4ea,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb4ea,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb4ea to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbb4ea to Black

This is a gradient from #bbb4ea to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb4ea,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb4ea,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb4ea,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb4ea,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb4ea to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbb4ea

In addition to using #bbb4ea 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 #bbb4ea in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbb4ea, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 180, Blue = 234). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbb4ea 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 #bbb4ea
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 180, 234)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbb4ea; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbb4ea; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbb4ea; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 180, 234);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbb4ea")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:180, blue:234, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:180 blue:234 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 180f, 234f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 180, 234);
 

#bbb4ea Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbb4ea the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbb4ea might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbb4ea looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbb4ea 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 #bbb4ea 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 #bbb4ea 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 #bbb4ea 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 1.9:1 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
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text