#b6b1dc

Color #b6b1dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.54 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b1dc

RGB

rgb(182, 177, 220)

HSL

hsl(247, 38.1%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247, 19.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 19.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(73.9, 10.45, -20.96)

LCH

lch(73.9, 23.42, 296.5)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0609, 290.28)

HWB

hwb(247, 69.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7dcb1

Analogous

#b1c1dc

#b6b1dc

#cbb1dc

Triadic

#b6b1dc

#dcb6b1

#b1dcb6

Split-complementary

#b6b1dc

#dccbb1

#c1dcb1

Tetradic

#b6b1dc

#dcb1d7

#d7dcb1

#b1dcb6

Square

#b6b1dc

#dcb1c1

#d7dcb1

#b1dccb

Shades

Color #b6b1dc mixed toward black.

#8b83c7

#6055b3

#463d89

#2f295b

#17142e

Tints

Color #b6b1dc mixed toward white.

#c2bee2

#cecbe8

#dad8ed

#e7e5f3

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b6b1dc mixed toward gray.

#b9b4d8

#bbb8d5

#bebcd1

#c1bfce

#c4c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d3 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b5d0 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#b6cbc9 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b1dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b1dc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b1dc (#b6b1dc) is rgb(182, 177, 220) in RGB.

No, #b6b1dc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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