Information about #B6AFDB color

#B6AFDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6AFDB falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 175, 219) — 71.4% red, 68.6% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 17 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B6AFDB reads as a softly balanced deep-sea blue and 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 Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Perfume (#C2A9DB).

The recipe behind #B6AFDB is rgb(182, 175, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #B6AFDB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B6AFDB color variations

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#B6AFDB 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 #B6AFDB

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

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6AFDB
  • RGB182, 175, 219
  • CMYK15, 17, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(182, 175, 219)
  • HSL250°, 38%, 77%
  • HSL Precise249.545°, 37.931%, 77.255%
  • HSV250°, 20%, 86%
  • HSB250°, 20%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.686, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.686, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.686, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6AFDB
  • DECIMAL ID11972571
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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