Information about #B5B9DA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5B9DA falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 185, 218) — 71% red, 72.5% green, 85.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 13 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5B9DA presents itself as a mildly saturated blue — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Slightly further away sit Soft Violet (#BBB5D8) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(181, 185, 218)), which gives #B5B9DA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #B5B9DA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5B9DA color variations

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

#B5B9DA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5B9DA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5B9DA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5B9DA 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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#B5B9DA 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 #B5B9DA

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

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

#B5B9DA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5B9DA
  • RGB181, 185, 218
  • CMYK15, 13, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(181, 185, 218)
  • HSL234°, 33%, 78%
  • HSL Precise233.514°, 33.333%, 78.235%
  • HSV234°, 17%, 85%
  • HSB234°, 17%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.725, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.725, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.725, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5B9DA
  • DECIMAL ID11909594
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers306 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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