#b6b2c2

Color #b6b2c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b2c2

RGB

rgb(182, 178, 194)

HSL

hsl(255, 11.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 8.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.34, 4.47, -7.61)

LCH

lch(73.34, 8.83, 300.43)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0229, 297.24)

HWB

hwb(255, 69.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec2b2

Analogous

#b2b6c2

#b6b2c2

#beb2c2

Triadic

#b6b2c2

#c2b6b2

#b2c2b6

Split-complementary

#b6b2c2

#c2beb2

#b6c2b2

Tetradic

#b6b2c2

#c2b2be

#bec2b2

#b2c2b6

Square

#b6b2c2

#c2b2b6

#bec2b2

#b2c2be

Shades

Color #b6b2c2 mixed toward black.

#958fa7

#756e8a

#585268

#3a3745

#1d1b23

Tints

Color #b6b2c2 mixed toward white.

#c2bfcc

#ceccd6

#dad8e0

#e7e5eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b6b2c2 mixed toward gray.

#b7b3c1

#b7b5bf

#b8b6be

#b9b7bd

#b9b9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4be · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b5bd · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b6bbbb · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b2c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b2c2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b6b2c2 (#b6b2c2) is rgb(182, 178, 194) in RGB.

No, #b6b2c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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