#b9b0db Color Information

#b9b0db 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 #b9b0db. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 69.0% Green, and 85.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 15.5% Cyan, 19.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 252.6°, with saturation of 37.4% and lightness of 77.5%. The decimal value for #b9b0db is 12169435, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b9b0db is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b9b0db Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color185, 176, 219 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.5%, 69.0%, 85.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.275, 0.310, 0.141 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.155, 0.196, 0, 0.141 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color252.6°, 37.4%, 77.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color252.6°, 19.6%, 85.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.319, 46.479, 73.443 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color185, 176, 219 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12169435 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color73.856, 11.744, -20.475 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)73.856, 23.604, 299.838 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color73.856, 2.182, -33.821 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color68.176, 7.203, -16.147 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.287, 0.276, 46.479 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290359515 / 0xffb9b0db Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #b9b0db

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b9b0db, its pure hue is 252.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.4%, and its lightness is 77.5%. 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 #b9b0db, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17161b to #a29ac0.

Tints of #b9b0db

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b9b0db, its pure hue is 252.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.4%, and its lightness is 77.5%. 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 #b9b0db, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c2bae0 to #f6f5fb.

Tones of #b9b0db

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b9b0db, its pure hue is 252.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.4%, 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 #b9b0db, which range from #c6c6c6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a48cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b9b0db

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b9b0db! For #b9b0db, 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, #b9b0db. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b9b0db

This color, #b9b0db, consists of 72.5% Red, 69.0% Green, and 85.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 185, Green = 176, Blue = 219. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b9b0db is 15.5% Cyan, 19.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.5%
C15.5%
G69.0%
M19.6%
B85.9%
Y0.0%
K14.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 185 176 219
Octal 271 260 333
Hexa #b9 #b0 #db
Binary 10111001 10110000 11011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 15 19 0 14
Octal 17 23 0 16
Hexa #0f #13 #00 #0e
Binary 00001111 00010011 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #b9b0db

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b9b0db — which has hue 252.6° — its analogous colors are located at 222.6° and 282.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b0db.

Triadic Colors of #b9b0db

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 #b9b0db — which has hue 252.6° — its triadic colors are located at 12.6° and 252.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b0db.

Complementary Color of #b9b0db

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b9b0db — which has hue 252.6° — its complementary color is located at 72.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b0db.

Split Complementary Colors of #b9b0db

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 #b9b0db — which has hue 252.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 42.6° and 252.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b0db.

Tetradic Colors of #b9b0db

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 #b9b0db — which has hue 252.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 162.6°, 252.6°, 342.6°, and 72.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b9b0db.

Monochromatic Colors of #b9b0db

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b9b0db, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9f99b9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d9d2f2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b9b0db

We want to make getting started with #b9b0db on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b9b0db into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b9b0db 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 #b9b0db with other HTML elements.

#b9b0db Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b9b0db.
<span style="color: #b9b0db;">The color of this text is #b9b0db.</span>

#b9b0db Background Color

The background color for this text is #b9b0db.
<div style="background-color: #b9b0db; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b9b0db.</div>

#b9b0db Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b9b0db.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b9b0db;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b9b0db.</span>

#b9b0db Border Color

This is a div with border color #b9b0db.
<div style="border: #b9b0db 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b9b0db.</div>

#b9b0db Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9b0db on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9b0db; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9b0db on a white background.</div></div>

#b9b0db Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b9b0db on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b9b0db; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b9b0db on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b9b0db to White

This is a gradient from #b9b0db to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9b0db,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9b0db,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9b0db,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9b0db,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9b0db to white.</div>

Gradient from #b9b0db to Black

This is a gradient from #b9b0db to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b9b0db,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b9b0db,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b9b0db,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b9b0db,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b9b0db to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b9b0db

In addition to using #b9b0db 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 #b9b0db in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b9b0db, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 185, Green = 176, Blue = 219). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b9b0db 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 #b9b0db
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(185, 176, 219)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b9b0db; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b9b0db; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b9b0db; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(185, 176, 219);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b9b0db")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:185, green:176, blue:219, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:185 green:176 blue:219 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(185f, 176f, 219f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(185, 176, 219);
 

#b9b0db Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b9b0db the same way. For those with color blindness, #b9b0db might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b9b0db looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b9b0db 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 #b9b0db 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 #b9b0db 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 #b9b0db 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 2.0:1 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
Large Size Text