Information about #B2A5CF color

#B2A5CF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2A5CF falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 165, 207) — 69.8% red, 64.7% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 16 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B2A5CF reads as a moderately toned twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Slightly further away sit Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 165, 207) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B2A5CF: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B2A5CF color variations

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

#B2A5CF 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 #B2A5CF

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

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2A5CF
  • RGB178, 165, 207
  • CMYK11, 16, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(178, 165, 207)
  • HSL259°, 30%, 73%
  • HSL Precise258.571°, 30.435%, 72.941%
  • HSV259°, 20%, 81%
  • HSB259°, 20%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.647, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.647, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.647, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2A5CF
  • DECIMAL ID11707855
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01