#b6bad3

Color #b6bad3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bad3

RGB

rgb(182, 186, 211)

HSL

hsl(231.7, 24.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.7, 13.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(75.93, 3.61, -13.01)

LCH

lch(75.93, 13.5, 285.51)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0356, 278.4)

HWB

hwb(231.7, 71.4%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3cfb6

Analogous

#b6c9d3

#b6bad3

#c1b6d3

Triadic

#b6bad3

#d3b6ba

#bad3b6

Split-complementary

#b6bad3

#d3c1b6

#c9d3b6

Tetradic

#b6bad3

#cfb6d3

#d3cfb6

#bad3b6

Square

#b6bad3

#d3b6c9

#d3cfb6

#b6d3c1

Shades

Color #b6bad3 mixed toward black.

#8d93ba

#646da2

#4a517b

#313652

#191b29

Tints

Color #b6bad3 mixed toward white.

#c2c6da

#ced1e2

#dbdde9

#e7e8f0

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b6bad3 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcd1

#bbbece

#bdbfcc

#c0c1c9

#c2c3c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cd · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b7cc · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#b6c9c8 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bad3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bad3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6bad3 (#b6bad3) is rgb(182, 186, 211) in RGB.

No, #b6bad3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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