Information about #B5BDD9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5BDD9 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 189, 217) — 71% red, 74.1% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 11 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5BDD9 presents itself as a softly balanced deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spindle (#B3C4D8) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

The recipe behind #B5BDD9 is rgb(181, 189, 217), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B5BDD9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5BDD9 color variations

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

#B5BDD9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5BDD9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5BDD9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5BDD9 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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#B5BDD9 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 #B5BDD9

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

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

#B5BDD9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5BDD9
  • RGB181, 189, 217
  • CMYK14, 11, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(181, 189, 217)
  • HSL227°, 32%, 78%
  • HSL Precise226.667°, 32.143%, 78.039%
  • HSV227°, 17%, 85%
  • HSB227°, 17%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.741, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.741, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.741, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5BDD9
  • DECIMAL ID11910617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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