Information about #B5BBC9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5BBC9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(181, 187, 201) (71% red, 73.3% green, 78.8% blue), or CMYK 8 / 5 / 0 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B5BBC9 reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and floats near the light end of the scale. 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 practically indistinguishable from Alaska (#B2B9CD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Haze (#BDBACE) and Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 187, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #B5BBC9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5BBC9 color variations

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

#B5BBC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5BBC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5BBC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5BBC9 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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#B5BBC9 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 #B5BBC9

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

#B5BBC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5BBC9
  • RGB181, 187, 201
  • CMYK8, 5, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(181, 187, 201)
  • HSL222°, 16%, 75%
  • HSL Precise222°, 15.625%, 74.902%
  • HSV222°, 10%, 79%
  • HSB222°, 10%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.733, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.733, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.733, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5BBC9
  • DECIMAL ID11910089
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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