#b6c3d8

Color #b6c3d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6c3d8

RGB

rgb(182, 195, 216)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 30.4%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 15.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 9.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(78.42, -0.17, -11.98)

LCH

lch(78.42, 11.98, 269.19)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0329, 260.02)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 71.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cbb6

Analogous

#b6d4d8

#b6c3d8

#bab6d8

Triadic

#b6c3d8

#d8b6c3

#c3d8b6

Split-complementary

#b6c3d8

#d8bab6

#d4d8b6

Tetradic

#b6c3d8

#cbb6d8

#d8cbb6

#c3d8b6

Square

#b6c3d8

#d8b6d4

#d8cbb6

#b6d8ba

Shades

Color #b6c3d8 mixed toward black.

#8b9fc1

#5f7caa

#455c82

#2e3e56

#171f2b

Tints

Color #b6c3d8 mixed toward white.

#c2cdde

#ced7e5

#dae1eb

#e7ebf2

#f3f5f8

Tones

Color #b6c3d8 mixed toward gray.

#b9c4d5

#bcc4d2

#bec5cf

#c1c6cd

#c4c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd3 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbad2 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b7cfce · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6c3d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6c3d8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b6c3d8 (#b6c3d8) is rgb(182, 195, 216) in RGB.

No, #b6c3d8 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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