#b1b6e2

Color #b1b6e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b6e2

RGB

rgb(177, 182, 226)

HSL

hsl(233.9, 45.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.9, 21.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(75.01, 7.5, -22.57)

LCH

lch(75.01, 23.78, 288.38)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0627, 279.73)

HWB

hwb(233.9, 69.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2ddb1

Analogous

#b1cee2

#b1b6e2

#c4b1e2

Triadic

#b1b6e2

#e2b1b6

#b6e2b1

Split-complementary

#b1b6e2

#e2c4b1

#cee2b1

Tetradic

#b1b6e2

#ddb1e2

#e2ddb1

#b6e2b1

Square

#b1b6e2

#e2b1ce

#e2ddb1

#b1e2c4

Shades

Color #b1b6e2 mixed toward black.

#8088d0

#4f5abe

#374093

#242b62

#121531

Tints

Color #b1b6e2 mixed toward white.

#bec2e7

#cbceec

#d8daf0

#e5e7f5

#f2f3fa

Tones

Color #b1b6e2 mixed toward gray.

#b5b9de

#b9bcda

#bdc0d6

#c1c3d2

#c5c6ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d8 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b3d6 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b1d0cf · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b6e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b6e2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b6e2 (#b1b6e2) is rgb(177, 182, 226) in RGB.

No, #b1b6e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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