Information about #B9BBCC color

#B9BBCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9BBCC is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 187, 204) — 72.5% red, 73.3% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 7 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained blue, #B9BBCC floats near the light end of the scale. 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 a hair away from Blue Haze (#BDBACE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Alaska (#B2B9CD) and Ghost (#C0BFC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 187, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #B9BBCC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9BBCC color variations

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

#B9BBCC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BBCC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#616586

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#414359

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#20212C

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Black

#000000

#B9BBCC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ABACBE

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Grey

#808080

#B9BBCC 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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#B8C1CB

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#B9BBCC 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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#C4CCB8
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#CCC0B8
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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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#B8C4CC
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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
#B9BBCC
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#CCB8BA
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#BACCB8
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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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#CAB8CC
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#CCCAB8
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#BACCB8
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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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#CCB8C4
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#CCCAB8
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#B8CCC0
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Nearest named colors to #B9BBCC

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

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

#B9BBCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BBCC
  • RGB185, 187, 204
  • CMYK7, 7, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(185, 187, 204)
  • HSL234°, 16%, 76%
  • HSL Precise233.684°, 15.702%, 76.275%
  • HSV234°, 9%, 80%
  • HSB234°, 9%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.733, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.733, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.733, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BBCC
  • DECIMAL ID12172236
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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