Information about #B6AAD3 color

#B6AAD3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B6AAD3 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 170, 211) — 71.4% red, 66.7% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 16 / 0 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated blue-purple violet, #B6AAD3 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

The recipe behind #B6AAD3 is rgb(182, 170, 211), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B6AAD3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6AAD3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6AAD3 color variations

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

#B6AAD3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6AAD3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6AAD3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6AAD3 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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#B6AAD3 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 #B6AAD3

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

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

#B6AAD3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6AAD3
  • RGB182, 170, 211
  • CMYK11, 16, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(182, 170, 211)
  • HSL258°, 32%, 75%
  • HSL Precise257.561°, 31.783%, 74.706%
  • HSV258°, 19%, 83%
  • HSB258°, 19%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.667, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.667, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.667, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6AAD3
  • DECIMAL ID11971283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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