#b6b3cc

Color #b6b3cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b3cc

RGB

rgb(182, 179, 204)

HSL

hsl(247.2, 19.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.2, 12.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.9, 5.95, -12.24)

LCH

lch(73.9, 13.61, 295.92)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0354, 291.05)

HWB

hwb(247.2, 70.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9ccb3

Analogous

#b3bdcc

#b6b3cc

#c3b3cc

Triadic

#b6b3cc

#ccb6b3

#b3ccb6

Split-complementary

#b6b3cc

#ccc3b3

#bdccb3

Tetradic

#b6b3cc

#ccb3c9

#c9ccb3

#b3ccb6

Square

#b6b3cc

#ccb3bd

#c9ccb3

#b3ccc3

Shades

Color #b6b3cc mixed toward black.

#918db2

#6d6799

#514d73

#36334c

#1b1a26

Tints

Color #b6b3cc mixed toward white.

#c2c0d5

#ceccdd

#dad9e6

#e7e6ee

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b6b3cc mixed toward gray.

#b8b5ca

#b9b7c8

#bbb9c6

#bcbbc4

#bebdc2

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

#b5b5c6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b5c5 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b6c2c1 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b3cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b3cc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b3cc (#b6b3cc) is rgb(182, 179, 204) in RGB.

No, #b6b3cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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