Information about #B9C8DF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9C8DF belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 200, 223) — 72.5% red, 78.4% green, 87.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 9 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9C8DF reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure 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 Violet Scent Soft Blue (#BCC6DF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Blue Grey (#B7C9E2) and Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue (#B8C4E7).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 200, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9C8DF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. #B9C8DF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9C8DF color variations

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

#B9C8DF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9C8DF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9C8DF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9C8DF 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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#B9C8DF 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B9C8DF

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

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue

#B8C4E7

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

#B9C8DF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9C8DF
  • RGB185, 200, 223
  • CMYK15, 9, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(185, 200, 223)
  • HSL216°, 37%, 80%
  • HSL Precise216.316°, 37.255%, 80%
  • HSV216°, 17%, 87%
  • HSB216°, 17%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.784, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.784, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.784, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9C8DF
  • DECIMAL ID12175583
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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