Information about #B3BFD3 color

#B3BFD3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B3BFD3 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 191, 211) — 70.2% red, 74.9% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 8 / 0 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated azure, #B3BFD3 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Serendipity (#B1B9D3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spindle (#B3C4D8) and Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 191, 211) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B3BFD3 color variations

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

#B3BFD3 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 #B3BFD3

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

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3BFD3
  • RGB179, 191, 211
  • CMYK13, 8, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(179, 191, 211)
  • HSL218°, 27%, 76%
  • HSL Precise217.5°, 26.667%, 76.471%
  • HSV218°, 15%, 83%
  • HSB218°, 15%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.749, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.749, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.749, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3BFD3
  • DECIMAL ID11780051
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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