Information about #B9AEBE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned blue-purple violet, #B9AEBE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lola (#B9ACBB). Slightly further away sit Morepork (#B8B5C2) and Misty Lavender (#B6B5B9).
The recipe behind #B9AEBE is rgb(185, 174, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9AEBE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B9AEBE color variations
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#B9AEBE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B9AEBE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B9AEBE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B9AEBE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B9AEBE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B9AEBE color
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Nearest named colors to #B9AEBE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B9ACBB
#B8B5C2
#B6B5B9
#B3ABB6
#BCB8BE
#AFA8BC
#B5B7B7
#B7B6B5
#C4ABB9
#BAB7B5
#B6B6B4
#B1B6B7
#B9AEBE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B9AEBE
- RGB185, 174, 190
- CMYK2, 6, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(185, 174, 190)
- HSL281°, 11%, 71%
- HSL Precise281.25°, 10.959%, 71.373%
- HSV281°, 8%, 75%
- HSB281°, 8%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.682, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.682, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.682, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB9AEBE
- DECIMAL ID12168894
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
