Information about #B8BECD color

#B8BECD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B8BECD falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(184, 190, 205) — 72.2% red, 74.5% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 6 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted azure, #B8BECD floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blue Haze (#BDBACE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Alaska (#B2B9CD) and Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 190, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B8BECD color variations

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

#B8BECD 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 #B8BECD

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B8BECD
  • RGB184, 190, 205
  • CMYK8, 6, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(184, 190, 205)
  • HSL223°, 17%, 76%
  • HSL Precise222.857°, 17.355%, 76.275%
  • HSV223°, 10%, 80%
  • HSB223°, 10%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.745, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.745, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.745, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB8BECD
  • DECIMAL ID12107469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01