Information about #B9BFD3 color

#B9BFD3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9BFD3 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 191, 211) — 72.5% red, 74.9% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 8 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9BFD3 reads as a softly toned classic blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7). Slightly further away sit Oxygen (#BBC6D5) and Poet (#C0BCD4).

The recipe behind #B9BFD3 is rgb(185, 191, 211), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9BFD3: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9BFD3 color variations

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

#B9BFD3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BFD3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9BFD3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888B92

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Grey

#808080

#B9BFD3 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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#B9BFD3 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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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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#CDD4BA
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#D4C1BA
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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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#BACDD4
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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
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#D4BAC0
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#C0D4BA
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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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#CEBAD4
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#C0D4BA
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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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#D4BACD
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#D4CEBA
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#BAD4C1
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Nearest named colors to #B9BFD3

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

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

#B9BFD3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BFD3
  • RGB185, 191, 211
  • CMYK10, 8, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(185, 191, 211)
  • HSL226°, 23%, 78%
  • HSL Precise226.154°, 22.807%, 77.647%
  • HSV226°, 12%, 83%
  • HSB226°, 12%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.749, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.749, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.749, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BFD3
  • DECIMAL ID12173267
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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