Information about #B7B5DD color

#B7B5DD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B7B5DD falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(183, 181, 221) — 71.8% red, 71% green, 86.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 16 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B7B5DD presents itself as a softly balanced blue — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7) and Pale Light Grayish Blue (#B8B8E7).

In RGB terms — rgb(183, 181, 221) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #B7B5DD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B7B5DD color variations

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

#B7B5DD 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 #B7B5DD

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

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B7B5DD
  • RGB183, 181, 221
  • CMYK15, 16, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(183, 181, 221)
  • HSL243°, 37%, 79%
  • HSL Precise243°, 37.037%, 78.824%
  • HSV243°, 18%, 87%
  • HSB243°, 18%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.710, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.710, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.710, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB7B5DD
  • DECIMAL ID12039645
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01