#b6b8d6

Color #b6b8d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b8d6

RGB

rgb(182, 184, 214)

HSL

hsl(236.3, 28.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.3, 15%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(75.5, 5.33, -15.28)

LCH

lch(75.5, 16.18, 289.23)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0424, 282.4)

HWB

hwb(236.3, 71.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d4b6

Analogous

#b6c8d6

#b6b8d6

#c4b6d6

Triadic

#b6b8d6

#d6b6b8

#b8d6b6

Split-complementary

#b6b8d6

#d6c4b6

#c8d6b6

Tetradic

#b6b8d6

#d4b6d6

#d6d4b6

#b8d6b6

Square

#b6b8d6

#d6b6c8

#d6d4b6

#b6d6c4

Shades

Color #b6b8d6 mixed toward black.

#8c8fbe

#6166a7

#474b7f

#2f3254

#18192a

Tints

Color #b6b8d6 mixed toward white.

#c2c4dd

#ced0e4

#dadbea

#e7e7f1

#f3f3f8

Tones

Color #b6b8d6 mixed toward gray.

#b9bad3

#bbbcd1

#bebfce

#c1c1cb

#c3c4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7cf · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7ce · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b6cac8 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b8d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b8d6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b6b8d6 (#b6b8d6) is rgb(182, 184, 214) in RGB.

No, #b6b8d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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