Information about #B5ADC7 color

#B5ADC7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5ADC7 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 173, 199) — 71% red, 67.8% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 10 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5ADC7 is a gently muted blue-purple violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Morepork (#B8B5C2). Slightly further away sit Lola (#B9ACBB) and Abbey Road (#AFA8BC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(181, 173, 199)), which gives #B5ADC7 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #B5ADC7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5ADC7 color variations

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

#B5ADC7 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 #B5ADC7

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

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5ADC7
  • RGB181, 173, 199
  • CMYK7, 10, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(181, 173, 199)
  • HSL258°, 19%, 73%
  • HSL Precise258.462°, 18.841%, 72.941%
  • HSV258°, 13%, 78%
  • HSB258°, 13%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.678, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.678, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.678, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5ADC7
  • DECIMAL ID11906503
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01