Information about #B3ABC9 color

#B3ABC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3ABC9 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 171, 201) — 70.2% red, 67.1% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 12 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3ABC9 is a calm, restrained violet that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Morepork (#B8B5C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Abbey Road (#AFA8BC) and Alaska (#B2B9CD).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(179, 171, 201)), which gives #B3ABC9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3ABC9: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B3ABC9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B3ABC9 color variations

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

#B3ABC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3ABC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3ABC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888690

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Grey

#808080

#B3ABC9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ABAFC9

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#B3ABC9 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
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#C1C9AB
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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
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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
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#ABB2C9
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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
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#ABC9B3
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#ABC9B3
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#C9ABB2
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#ABC9C2
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Nearest named colors to #B3ABC9

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

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

#B3ABC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3ABC9
  • RGB179, 171, 201
  • CMYK9, 12, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(179, 171, 201)
  • HSL256°, 22%, 73%
  • HSL Precise256°, 21.739%, 72.941%
  • HSV256°, 15%, 79%
  • HSB256°, 15%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.671, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.671, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.671, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3ABC9
  • DECIMAL ID11774921
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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