Information about #B9BECB color

#B9BECB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9BECB is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 190, 203) — 72.5% red, 74.5% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #B9BECB appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Haze (#BDBACE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ghost (#C0BFC7) and Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC).

The recipe behind #B9BECB is rgb(185, 190, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B9BECB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #B9BECB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9BECB color variations

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

#B9BECB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BECB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9BECB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9BECB 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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#B9BECB 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 #B9BECB

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

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

#B9BECB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BECB
  • RGB185, 190, 203
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(185, 190, 203)
  • HSL223°, 15%, 76%
  • HSL Precise223.333°, 14.754%, 76.078%
  • HSV223°, 9%, 80%
  • HSB223°, 9%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.745, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.745, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.745, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BECB
  • DECIMAL ID12173003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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