Information about #B7C9DA color

#B7C9DA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B7C9DA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 201, 218) — 71.8% red, 78.8% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 7 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B7C9DA presents itself as a mildly saturated azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Spindle (#B3C4D8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Oxygen (#BBC6D5) and Violet Scent Soft Blue (#BCC6DF).

In RGB terms — rgb(183, 201, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B7C9DA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B7C9DA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B7C9DA color variations

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

#B7C9DA 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 #B7C9DA

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B7C9DA
  • RGB183, 201, 218
  • CMYK14, 7, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(183, 201, 218)
  • HSL209°, 32%, 79%
  • HSL Precise209.143°, 32.11%, 78.627%
  • HSV209°, 16%, 85%
  • HSB209°, 16%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.788, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.788, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.788, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB7C9DA
  • DECIMAL ID12044762
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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