Information about #B1B0CD color

#B1B0CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1B0CD falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 176, 205) — 69.4% red, 69% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 11 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B1B0CD presents itself as a softly toned deep-sea blue — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Alaska (#B2B9CD). Slightly further away sit Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

The recipe behind #B1B0CD is rgb(177, 176, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1B0CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1B0CD color variations

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

#B1B0CD 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B1B0CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1B0CD
  • RGB177, 176, 205
  • CMYK11, 11, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(177, 176, 205)
  • HSL242°, 22%, 75%
  • HSL Precise242.069°, 22.481%, 74.706%
  • HSV242°, 14%, 80%
  • HSB242°, 14%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.690, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.690, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.690, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1B0CD
  • DECIMAL ID11645133
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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