Information about #B6B9CA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B6B9CA is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 185, 202) — 71.4% red, 72.5% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 7 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B6B9CA presents itself as a softly toned deep-sea blue — one 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 Alaska (#B2B9CD). Slightly further away sit Blue Haze (#BDBACE) and Morepork (#B8B5C2).

The recipe behind #B6B9CA is rgb(182, 185, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6B9CA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6B9CA color variations

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

#B6B9CA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6B9CA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6B9CA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6B9CA 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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#B6B9CA 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 #B6B9CA

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

#B6B9CA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6B9CA
  • RGB182, 185, 202
  • CMYK8, 7, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(182, 185, 202)
  • HSL231°, 16%, 75%
  • HSL Precise231°, 15.873%, 75.294%
  • HSV231°, 10%, 79%
  • HSB231°, 10%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.725, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.725, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.725, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6B9CA
  • DECIMAL ID11975114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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