Information about #B4AEC9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B4AEC9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 174, 201) — 70.6% red, 68.2% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 11 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B4AEC9 is a gently muted classic blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Morepork (#B8B5C2). Slightly further away sit Alaska (#B2B9CD) and Longitude (#AEB7C0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(180, 174, 201)), which gives #B4AEC9 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #B4AEC9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B4AEC9 color variations

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

#B4AEC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B4AEC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B4AEC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B4AEC9 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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#B4AEC9 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 #B4AEC9

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

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

#B4AEC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4AEC9
  • RGB180, 174, 201
  • CMYK8, 11, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(180, 174, 201)
  • HSL253°, 20%, 74%
  • HSL Precise253.333°, 20%, 73.529%
  • HSV253°, 13%, 79%
  • HSB253°, 13%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.682, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.682, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.682, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB4AEC9
  • DECIMAL ID11841225
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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