Information about #B2ABC9 color

#B2ABC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2ABC9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 171, 201) — 69.8% red, 67.1% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 12 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B2ABC9 presents itself as a softly toned deep-sea blue — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Morepork (#B8B5C2). Slightly further away sit Abbey Road (#AFA8BC) and Alaska (#B2B9CD).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 171, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B2ABC9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B2ABC9 color variations

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

#B2ABC9 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 #B2ABC9

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

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

#B2ABC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2ABC9
  • RGB178, 171, 201
  • CMYK9, 12, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(178, 171, 201)
  • HSL254°, 22%, 73%
  • HSL Precise254°, 21.739%, 72.941%
  • HSV254°, 15%, 79%
  • HSB254°, 15%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.671, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.671, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.671, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2ABC9
  • DECIMAL ID11709385
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01