#b6bdca

Color #b6bdca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bdca

RGB

rgb(182, 189, 202)

HSL

hsl(219, 15.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 9.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(76.44, 0.14, -7.37)

LCH

lch(76.44, 7.37, 271.09)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0199, 263.09)

HWB

hwb(219, 71.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac3b6

Analogous

#b6c7ca

#b6bdca

#b9b6ca

Triadic

#b6bdca

#cab6bd

#bdcab6

Split-complementary

#b6bdca

#cab9b6

#c7cab6

Tetradic

#b6bdca

#c3b6ca

#cac3b6

#bdcab6

Square

#b6bdca

#cab6c7

#cac3b6

#b6cab9

Shades

Color #b6bdca mixed toward black.

#919baf

#6c7a94

#515b6f

#363d4a

#1b1e25

Tints

Color #b6bdca mixed toward white.

#c2c8d3

#ced3dc

#dbdee5

#e7e9ed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b6bdca mixed toward gray.

#b8bec8

#b9bec7

#bbbfc5

#bdbfc3

#bec0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c7 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b8c6 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b6c5c4 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bdca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bdca]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6bdca (#b6bdca) is rgb(182, 189, 202) in RGB.

No, #b6bdca 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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