Information about #B5A2CD color

#B5A2CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5A2CD falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 162, 205) — 71% red, 63.5% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 17 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned twilight violet, #B5A2CD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Slightly further away sit Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9) and Aesthetic Lilac (#C098CC).

The recipe behind #B5A2CD is rgb(181, 162, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5A2CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5A2CD color variations

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#B5A2CD 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 #B5A2CD

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

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A2CD
  • RGB181, 162, 205
  • CMYK9, 17, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(181, 162, 205)
  • HSL267°, 30%, 72%
  • HSL Precise266.512°, 30.07%, 71.961%
  • HSV267°, 21%, 80%
  • HSB267°, 21%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.635, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.635, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.635, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5A2CD
  • DECIMAL ID11903693
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01