Information about #B2B7C8 color

#B2B7C8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B2B7C8 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 183, 200) — 69.8% red, 71.8% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 7 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted blue, #B2B7C8 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 a hair away from Alaska (#B2B9CD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Morepork (#B8B5C2) and Longitude (#AEB7C0).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 183, 200) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B2B7C8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B2B7C8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B2B7C8 color variations

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

#B2B7C8 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 #B2B7C8

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

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2B7C8
  • RGB178, 183, 200
  • CMYK9, 7, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(178, 183, 200)
  • HSL226°, 17%, 74%
  • HSL Precise226.364°, 16.667%, 74.118%
  • HSV226°, 11%, 78%
  • HSB226°, 11%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.718, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.718, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.718, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2B7C8
  • DECIMAL ID11712456
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01