Information about #B5AFD4 color

#B5AFD4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5AFD4 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 175, 212) — 71% red, 68.6% green, 83.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 15 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5AFD4 is a moderately toned classic blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Moon Raker (#C0B2D7).

The recipe behind #B5AFD4 is rgb(181, 175, 212), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5AFD4: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #B5AFD4 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5AFD4 color variations

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

#B5AFD4 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 #B5AFD4

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

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5AFD4
  • RGB181, 175, 212
  • CMYK12, 15, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(181, 175, 212)
  • HSL250°, 30%, 76%
  • HSL Precise249.73°, 30.081%, 75.882%
  • HSV250°, 17%, 83%
  • HSB250°, 17%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.686, 0.831)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.686, 0.831, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.686, 0.831)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5AFD4
  • DECIMAL ID11907028
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01