Information about #B3BBCD color

#B3BBCD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B3BBCD is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 187, 205) — 70.2% red, 73.3% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 7 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #B3BBCD floats near the light end of the scale. 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 a hair away from Alaska (#B2B9CD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Blue Haze (#BDBACE).

The recipe behind #B3BBCD is rgb(179, 187, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #B3BBCD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3BBCD color variations

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

#B3BBCD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Half Breathless

#E0E3EA
#EFF1F4

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White

#FFFFFF

#B3BBCD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3BBCD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9095A1

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#878A91

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Grey

#808080

#B3BBCD 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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#B1C4CC

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#B1CCC9

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#B3BBCD 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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#CDC5B2
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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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#C7CDB2
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#CDB7B2
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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
#B7B2CD
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#B2C7CD
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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
#B3BBCD
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#CDB2BA
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#BACDB2
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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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#C5B2CD
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#CDC5B2
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#BACDB2
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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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#CDB2C7
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#CDC5B2
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#B2CDB7
#B2CDB7

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Nearest named colors to #B3BBCD

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

#B3BBCD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3BBCD
  • RGB179, 187, 205
  • CMYK10, 7, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(179, 187, 205)
  • HSL222°, 21%, 75%
  • HSL Precise221.538°, 20.635%, 75.294%
  • HSV222°, 13%, 80%
  • HSB222°, 13%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.733, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.733, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.733, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3BBCD
  • DECIMAL ID11779021
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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