Information about #B9BADE color

#B9BADE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9BADE belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 186, 222) — 72.5% red, 72.9% green, 87.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 14 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9BADE reads as a softly balanced deep-sea blue and 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 almost identical to Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7) and Pale Light Grayish Blue (#B8B8E7).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 186, 222) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9BADE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. #B9BADE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9BADE color variations

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

#B9BADE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BADE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8284C4

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#4E51A6

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#34366E

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#1A1B37

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Black

#000000

#B9BADE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9091AC

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Grey

#808080

#B9BADE 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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#B9C9DE

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#B9BADE 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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#CDDEBA
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#DECBBA
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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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#BACDDE
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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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#DEBABB
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#BBDEBA
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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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#DDBADE
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#DEDDBA
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#BBDEBA
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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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#DEBACD
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#DEDDBA
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#BADECB
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Nearest named colors to #B9BADE

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

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

#B9BADE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BADE
  • RGB185, 186, 222
  • CMYK15, 14, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(185, 186, 222)
  • HSL238°, 36%, 80%
  • HSL Precise238.378°, 35.922%, 79.804%
  • HSV238°, 17%, 87%
  • HSB238°, 17%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.729, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.729, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.729, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BADE
  • DECIMAL ID12171998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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