Information about #B1A9CD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B1A9CD reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and floats near the light end of the scale. 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 very close to Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Echo Blue (#A4AFCD) and Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0).
The recipe behind #B1A9CD is rgb(177, 169, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B1A9CD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1A9CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B1A9CD color variations
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#B1A9CD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B1A9CD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B1A9CD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B1A9CD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B1A9CD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B1A9CD color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #B1A9CD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9AED5
#A4AFCD
#A2ADD0
#B2B9CD
#A9B7C9
#A2A2D0
#AE99D2
#B1B9D3
#AFA8BC
#B19CD9
#A6B5C6
#B8B5C2
#B1A9CD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B1A9CD
- RGB177, 169, 205
- CMYK11, 14, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(177, 169, 205)
- HSL253°, 26%, 73%
- HSL Precise253.333°, 26.471%, 73.333%
- HSV253°, 18%, 80%
- HSB253°, 18%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.663, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.663, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.663, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB1A9CD
- DECIMAL ID11643341
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
