Information about #B5B5CC color

#B5B5CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5B5CC belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(181, 181, 204) (71% red, 71% green, 80% blue), or CMYK 9 / 9 / 0 / 20 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B5B5CC presents itself as a softly toned deep-sea blue — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Alaska (#B2B9CD). Slightly further away sit Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Blue Haze (#BDBACE).

The recipe behind #B5B5CC is rgb(181, 181, 204), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5B5CC: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5B5CC color variations

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

#B5B5CC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5B5CC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8686AB

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#3E3E5A

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#1F1F2D

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Black

#000000

#B5B5CC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9191A0

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#888890

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Grey

#808080

#B5B5CC 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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#B3BCCA

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#B5B5CC 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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#CBBFB4
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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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#B4BFCB
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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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#CBB4B4
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#B4CBB4
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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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#CBB4BF
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#CBCBB4
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Nearest named colors to #B5B5CC

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

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

#B5B5CC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5B5CC
  • RGB181, 181, 204
  • CMYK9, 9, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(181, 181, 204)
  • HSL240°, 18%, 75%
  • HSL Precise240°, 18.4%, 75.49%
  • HSV240°, 11%, 80%
  • HSB240°, 11%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.710, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.710, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.710, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5B5CC
  • DECIMAL ID11908556
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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