Information about #B9A1DD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9A1DD belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 161, 221) (72.5% red, 63.1% green, 86.7% blue), or CMYK 14 / 24 / 0 / 13 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated blue-purple violet, #B9A1DD appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Perfume (#C2A9DB) and Lenurple (#BA93D8).

The recipe behind #B9A1DD is rgb(185, 161, 221), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B9A1DD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #B9A1DD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9A1DD color variations

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

#B9A1DD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9A1DD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9A1DD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9A1DD 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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#B9A1DD 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 #B9A1DD

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

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Bright Lavender color link
Bright Lavender

#BF94E4

Wisteria color link
Wisteria

#C9A0DC

Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig color link
Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig

#AAA4E3

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Maximum Blue Purple color link
Maximum Blue Purple

#ACACE6

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Tropical Violet color link
Tropical Violet

#CDA4DE

#B9A1DD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A1DD
  • RGB185, 161, 221
  • CMYK14, 24, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(185, 161, 221)
  • HSL264°, 47%, 75%
  • HSL Precise264°, 46.875%, 74.902%
  • HSV264°, 27%, 87%
  • HSB264°, 27%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.631, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.631, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.631, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9A1DD
  • DECIMAL ID12165597
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers324 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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