Information about #B3ABCC color

#B3ABCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3ABCC falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 171, 204) — 70.2% red, 67.1% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 13 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3ABCC presents itself as a calm, restrained deep-sea blue — one 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 a near neighbor of Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alaska (#B2B9CD) and Morepork (#B8B5C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 171, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3ABCC: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B3ABCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B3ABCC color variations

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

#B3ABCC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3ABCC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#63568C

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#42395D

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Black

#000000

#B3ABCC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9D97B1

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#938EA1

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#888691

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Grey

#808080

#B3ABCC 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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#CCACCB

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#ACB1CC

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#ACBECC

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#ACCBCC

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#B3ABCC 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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#C5CDAD
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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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#B5CDAD
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#CDC5AD
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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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#ADB5CD
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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
#B3ABCC
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#CDB5AD
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#ADCDB5
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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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#CDADC5
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#ADCDB5
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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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#CDADB5
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#C5CDAD
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#ADCDC5
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Nearest named colors to #B3ABCC

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

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

#B3ABCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3ABCC
  • RGB179, 171, 204
  • CMYK10, 13, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(179, 171, 204)
  • HSL255°, 24%, 74%
  • HSL Precise254.545°, 24.444%, 73.529%
  • HSV255°, 16%, 80%
  • HSB255°, 16%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.671, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.671, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.671, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3ABCC
  • DECIMAL ID11774924
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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