Information about #B3B2DA color

#B3B2DA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3B2DA falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 178, 218) — 70.2% red, 69.8% green, 85.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 16 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated blue, #B3B2DA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Slightly further away sit Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 178, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #B3B2DA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B3B2DA color variations

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

#B3B2DA 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 #B3B2DA

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

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3B2DA
  • RGB179, 178, 218
  • CMYK15, 16, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(179, 178, 218)
  • HSL242°, 35%, 78%
  • HSL Precise241.5°, 35.088%, 77.647%
  • HSV242°, 18%, 85%
  • HSB242°, 18%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.698, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.698, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.698, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3B2DA
  • DECIMAL ID11776730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01