Information about #B5ABD3 color

#B5ABD3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5ABD3 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 171, 211) — 71% red, 67.1% green, 82.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 16 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated blue-purple violet, #B5ABD3 floats near the light end of the scale. 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 just a few steps away from Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Violet (#BBB5D8) and Moon Raker (#C0B2D7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(181, 171, 211)), which gives #B5ABD3 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5ABD3 color variations

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

#B5ABD3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5ABD3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5ABD3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5ABD3 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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#B5ABD3 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 #B5ABD3

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

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

#B5ABD3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5ABD3
  • RGB181, 171, 211
  • CMYK12, 16, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(181, 171, 211)
  • HSL255°, 31%, 75%
  • HSL Precise255°, 31.25%, 74.902%
  • HSV255°, 19%, 83%
  • HSB255°, 19%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.671, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.671, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.671, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5ABD3
  • DECIMAL ID11906003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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