Information about #B1A6C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B1A6C9 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(177, 166, 201) (69.4% red, 65.1% green, 78.8% blue), or CMYK 9 / 14 / 0 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned twilight violet, #B1A6C9 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Biloba Flower (#AE99D2) and Echo Blue (#A4AFCD).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 166, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B1A6C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #B1A6C9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B1A6C9 color variations

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

#B1A6C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B1A6C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B1A6C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B1A6C9 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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#B1A6C9 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B1A6C9

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

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

#B1A6C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1A6C9
  • RGB177, 166, 201
  • CMYK9, 14, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(177, 166, 201)
  • HSL259°, 24%, 72%
  • HSL Precise258.857°, 24.476%, 71.961%
  • HSV259°, 17%, 79%
  • HSB259°, 17%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.651, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.651, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.651, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1A6C9
  • DECIMAL ID11642569
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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