Information about #B5BCCE color

#B5BCCE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5BCCE falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 188, 206) — 71% red, 73.7% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 7 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted azure, #B5BCCE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Alaska (#B2B9CD). Slightly further away sit Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Blue Haze (#BDBACE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(181, 188, 206)), which gives #B5BCCE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5BCCE: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #B5BCCE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5BCCE color variations

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

#B5BCCE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5BCCE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5BCCE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5BCCE 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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#B5BCCE 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 #B5BCCE

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

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

#B5BCCE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5BCCE
  • RGB181, 188, 206
  • CMYK10, 7, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(181, 188, 206)
  • HSL223°, 20%, 76%
  • HSL Precise223.2°, 20.325%, 75.882%
  • HSV223°, 12%, 81%
  • HSB223°, 12%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.737, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.737, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.737, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5BCCE
  • DECIMAL ID11910350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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