Information about #B1A0CA color

#B1A0CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1A0CA falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 160, 202) — 69.4% red, 62.7% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 16 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B1A0CA reads as a moderately toned twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 a near neighbor of Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Slightly further away sit Wistful (#A29ECD) and Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 160, 202) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1A0CA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1A0CA color variations

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

#B1A0CA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B1A0CA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#44345C

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Black

#000000

#B1A0CA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888390

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Grey

#808080

#B1A0CA 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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#B1A0CA 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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#B9CAA0
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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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#A4CAA0
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#CAC6A0
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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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#B1A0CA
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#A0A4CA
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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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#CAB1A0
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#A0CAB1
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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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#CAA0B9
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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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#CAA0A4
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#B9CAA0
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#A0CAC6
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Nearest named colors to #B1A0CA

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

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Aesthetic Lilac color link
Aesthetic Lilac

#C098CC

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

#B1A0CA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1A0CA
  • RGB177, 160, 202
  • CMYK10, 16, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(177, 160, 202)
  • HSL264°, 28%, 71%
  • HSL Precise264.286°, 28.378%, 70.98%
  • HSV264°, 21%, 79%
  • HSB264°, 21%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.627, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.627, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.627, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1A0CA
  • DECIMAL ID11641034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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