#b6c5db

Color #b6c5db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.69 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6c5db

RGB

rgb(182, 197, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 33.9%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 16.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 10%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(79.04, -0.59, -12.68)

LCH

lch(79.04, 12.69, 267.34)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0351, 257.83)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 71.4%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbccb6

Analogous

#b6d7db

#b6c5db

#b9b6db

Triadic

#b6c5db

#dbb6c5

#c5dbb6

Split-complementary

#b6c5db

#dbb9b6

#d7dbb6

Tetradic

#b6c5db

#ccb6db

#dbccb6

#c5dbb6

Square

#b6c5db

#dbb6d7

#dbccb6

#b6dbb9

Shades

Color #b6c5db mixed toward black.

#89a1c5

#5c7eaf

#425e86

#2c3f59

#161f2d

Tints

Color #b6c5db mixed toward white.

#c2cfe1

#ced8e7

#dae2ed

#e7ecf3

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #b6c5db mixed toward gray.

#b9c6d8

#bcc6d5

#bfc7d2

#c2c7cf

#c5c8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd6 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbbd5 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#b7d2d1 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6c5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6c5db]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6c5db (#b6c5db) is rgb(182, 197, 219) in RGB.

No, #b6c5db 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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