#b5bce9 Color Information

#b5bce9 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b5bce9. In RGB, it consists of 71.0% Red, 73.7% Green, and 91.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 22.3% Cyan, 19.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 231.9°, with saturation of 54.2% and lightness of 81.2%. The decimal value for #b5bce9 is 11910377, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b5bce9 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b5bce9 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color181, 188, 233 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.0%, 73.7%, 91.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.290, 0.263, 0.086 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.223, 0.193, 0, 0.086 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color231.9°, 54.2%, 81.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color231.9°, 22.3%, 91.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.747, 51.673, 84.337 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color181, 187, 233 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11910377 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.085, 7.046, -23.183 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.085, 24.231, 286.906 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.085, -6.171, -37.748 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color71.884, 2.699, -19.242 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.276, 0.275, 51.673 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290100457 / 0xffb5bce9 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccccff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b5bce9

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b5bce9, its pure hue is 231.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.2%, and its lightness is 81.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b5bce9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17181d to #9ea5cc.

Tints of #b5bce9

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b5bce9, its pure hue is 231.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.2%, and its lightness is 81.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b5bce9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bec4ec to #f6f7fc.

Tones of #b5bce9

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b5bce9, its pure hue is 231.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b5bce9, which range from #cfcfcf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #9facff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b5bce9

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b5bce9! For #b5bce9, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b5bce9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b5bce9

This color, #b5bce9, consists of 71.0% Red, 73.7% Green, and 91.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 181, Green = 188, Blue = 233. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b5bce9 is 22.3% Cyan, 19.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.0%
C22.3%
G73.7%
M19.3%
B91.4%
Y0.0%
K8.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 181 188 233
Octal 265 274 351
Hexa #b5 #bc #e9
Binary 10110101 10111100 11101001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 22 19 0 8
Octal 26 23 0 10
Hexa #16 #13 #00 #08
Binary 00010110 00010011 00000000 00001000

Analogous Colors of #b5bce9

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b5bce9 — which has hue 231.9° — its analogous colors are located at 201.9° and 261.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5bce9.

Triadic Colors of #b5bce9

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b5bce9 — which has hue 231.9° — its triadic colors are located at 111.9° and 351.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5bce9.

Complementary Color of #b5bce9

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b5bce9 — which has hue 231.9° — its complementary color is located at 51.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5bce9.

Split Complementary Colors of #b5bce9

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b5bce9 — which has hue 231.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 21.9° and 231.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5bce9.

Tetradic Colors of #b5bce9

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b5bce9 — which has hue 231.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 141.9°, 231.9°, 321.9°, and 51.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5bce9.

Monochromatic Colors of #b5bce9

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b5bce9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a1a7ce — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5d9fa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b5bce9

We want to make getting started with #b5bce9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b5bce9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b5bce9 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b5bce9 with other HTML elements.

#b5bce9 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b5bce9.
<span style="color: #b5bce9;">The color of this text is #b5bce9.</span>

#b5bce9 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b5bce9.
<div style="background-color: #b5bce9; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b5bce9.</div>

#b5bce9 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b5bce9.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b5bce9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b5bce9.</span>

#b5bce9 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b5bce9.
<div style="border: #b5bce9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b5bce9.</div>

#b5bce9 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b5bce9 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b5bce9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b5bce9 on a white background.</div></div>

#b5bce9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b5bce9 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b5bce9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b5bce9 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b5bce9 to White

This is a gradient from #b5bce9 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b5bce9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b5bce9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b5bce9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b5bce9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b5bce9 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b5bce9 to Black

This is a gradient from #b5bce9 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b5bce9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b5bce9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b5bce9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b5bce9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b5bce9 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b5bce9

In addition to using #b5bce9 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b5bce9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b5bce9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 181, Green = 188, Blue = 233). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b5bce9 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b5bce9
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(181, 188, 233)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b5bce9; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b5bce9; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b5bce9; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(181, 188, 233);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b5bce9")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:181, green:188, blue:233, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:181 green:188 blue:233 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(181f, 188f, 233f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(181, 188, 233);
 

#b5bce9 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b5bce9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b5bce9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b5bce9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b5bce9 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b5bce9 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b5bce9 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b5bce9 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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