#bbe5ea Color Information

#bbe5ea 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 #bbe5ea. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 89.8% Green, and 91.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.1% Cyan, 2.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 186.4°, with saturation of 52.8% and lightness of 82.5%. The decimal value for #bbe5ea is 12314090, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbe5ea is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bbe5ea Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 229, 234 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 89.8%, 91.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.102, 0.082 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.201, 0.021, 0, 0.082 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color186.4°, 52.8%, 82.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color186.4°, 20.1%, 91.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color63.364, 72.544, 88.505 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 209, 234 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12314090 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color88.230, -12.477, -6.945 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)88.230, 14.280, 209.102 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color88.230, -21.765, -8.705 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color85.173, -16.257, -1.988 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.282, 0.323, 72.544 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290504170 / 0xffbbe5ea Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccccff Copy
Last Updated: October 4, 2024

Shades of #bbe5ea

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbe5ea, its pure hue is 186.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.8%, and its lightness is 82.5%. 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 #bbe5ea, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171d1d to #a4c8cd.

Tints of #bbe5ea

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbe5ea, its pure hue is 186.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.8%, and its lightness is 82.5%. 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 #bbe5ea, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4e8ed to #f7fcfc.

Tones of #bbe5ea

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbe5ea, its pure hue is 186.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.8%, 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 #bbe5ea, which range from #d3d3d3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a6f6ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbe5ea

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbe5ea! For #bbe5ea, 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, #bbe5ea. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbe5ea

This color, #bbe5ea, consists of 73.3% Red, 89.8% Green, and 91.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 229, Blue = 234. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbe5ea is 20.1% Cyan, 2.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C20.1%
G89.8%
M2.1%
B91.8%
Y0.0%
K8.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 229 234
Octal 273 345 352
Hexa #bb #e5 #ea
Binary 10111011 11100101 11101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 2 0 8
Octal 24 2 0 10
Hexa #14 #02 #00 #08
Binary 00010100 00000010 00000000 00001000

Analogous Colors of #bbe5ea

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbe5ea — which has hue 186.4° — its analogous colors are located at 156.4° and 216.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbe5ea.

Triadic Colors of #bbe5ea

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 #bbe5ea — which has hue 186.4° — its triadic colors are located at 66.4° and 306.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbe5ea.

Complementary Color of #bbe5ea

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbe5ea — which has hue 186.4° — its complementary color is located at 6.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbe5ea.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbe5ea

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 #bbe5ea — which has hue 186.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 36.4° and 336.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbe5ea.

Tetradic Colors of #bbe5ea

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 #bbe5ea — which has hue 186.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 96.4°, 186.4°, 276.4°, and 6.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbe5ea.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbe5ea

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbe5ea, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a9ccd0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d8f6fa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbe5ea

We want to make getting started with #bbe5ea on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbe5ea into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbe5ea 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 #bbe5ea with other HTML elements.

#bbe5ea Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbe5ea.
<span style="color: #bbe5ea;">The color of this text is #bbe5ea.</span>

#bbe5ea Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbe5ea.
<div style="background-color: #bbe5ea; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbe5ea.</div>

#bbe5ea Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbe5ea.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbe5ea;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbe5ea.</span>

#bbe5ea Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbe5ea.
<div style="border: #bbe5ea 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbe5ea.</div>

#bbe5ea Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbe5ea on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbe5ea; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbe5ea on a white background.</div></div>

#bbe5ea Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbe5ea on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbe5ea; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbe5ea on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbe5ea to White

This is a gradient from #bbe5ea to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbe5ea,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbe5ea,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbe5ea,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbe5ea,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbe5ea to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbe5ea to Black

This is a gradient from #bbe5ea to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbe5ea,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbe5ea,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbe5ea,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbe5ea,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbe5ea to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbe5ea

In addition to using #bbe5ea 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 #bbe5ea in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbe5ea, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 229, Blue = 234). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbe5ea 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 #bbe5ea
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 229, 234)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbe5ea; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbe5ea; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbe5ea; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 229, 234);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbe5ea")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:229, blue:234, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:229 blue:234 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 229f, 234f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 229, 234);
 

#bbe5ea Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbe5ea the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbe5ea might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbe5ea looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbe5ea 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 #bbe5ea 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 #bbe5ea 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 #bbe5ea 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 1.4:1 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