#b4b6d9

Color #b4b6d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b6d9

RGB

rgb(180, 182, 217)

HSL

hsl(236.8, 32.7%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.8, 17.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 16.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(74.93, 6.43, -17.78)

LCH

lch(74.93, 18.91, 289.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0496, 282.58)

HWB

hwb(236.8, 70.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d7b4

Analogous

#b4c8d9

#b4b6d9

#c4b4d9

Triadic

#b4b6d9

#d9b4b6

#b6d9b4

Split-complementary

#b4b6d9

#d9c4b4

#c8d9b4

Tetradic

#b4b6d9

#d7b4d9

#d9d7b4

#b6d9b4

Square

#b4b6d9

#d9b4c8

#d9d7b4

#b4d9c4

Shades

Color #b4b6d9 mixed toward black.

#888bc3

#5c60ac

#434684

#2d2f58

#16172c

Tints

Color #b4b6d9 mixed toward white.

#c0c2df

#cdcee6

#d9daec

#e6e7f2

#f2f3f9

Tones

Color #b4b6d9 mixed toward gray.

#b7b9d6

#babbd3

#bdbed0

#c0c1cd

#c3c4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5d1 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b5cf · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b4cbc9 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b6d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b6d9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b4b6d9 (#b4b6d9) is rgb(180, 182, 217) in RGB.

No, #b4b6d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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