#b6b0e6

Color #b6b0e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.07 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b0e6

RGB

rgb(182, 176, 230)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 51.9%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 23.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(74, 13.24, -26.25)

LCH

lch(74, 29.4, 296.77)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0764, 289.57)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 69%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0e6b0

Analogous

#b0c5e6

#b6b0e6

#d1b0e6

Triadic

#b6b0e6

#e6b6b0

#b0e6b6

Split-complementary

#b6b0e6

#e6d1b0

#c5e6b0

Tetradic

#b6b0e6

#e6b0e0

#e0e6b0

#b0e6b6

Square

#b6b0e6

#e6b0c5

#e0e6b0

#b0e6d1

Shades

Color #b6b0e6 mixed toward black.

#877dd6

#5749c5

#3d319a

#282167

#141033

Tints

Color #b6b0e6 mixed toward white.

#c2bdea

#cecaee

#dbd7f2

#e7e5f7

#f3f2fb

Tones

Color #b6b0e6 mixed toward gray.

#bab4e1

#bdb9dd

#c0bdd8

#c4c2d4

#c7c6cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3db · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4d8 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#b6d1cf · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b0e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b0e6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b0e6 (#b6b0e6) is rgb(182, 176, 230) in RGB.

No, #b6b0e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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