#b6c8f2

Color #b6c8f2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6c8f2

RGB

rgb(182, 200, 242)

HSL

hsl(222, 69.8%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 24.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 17.4%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(80.55, 2.92, -22.73)

LCH

lch(80.55, 22.92, 277.32)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0623, 266.78)

HWB

hwb(222, 71.4%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2e0b6

Analogous

#b6e6f2

#b6c8f2

#c2b6f2

Triadic

#b6c8f2

#f2b6c8

#c8f2b6

Split-complementary

#b6c8f2

#f2c2b6

#e6f2b6

Tetradic

#b6c8f2

#e0b6f2

#f2e0b6

#c8f2b6

Square

#b6c8f2

#f2b6e6

#f2e0b6

#b6f2c2

Shades

Color #b6c8f2 mixed toward black.

#7a9be7

#3e6edd

#204cb4

#153378

#0b193c

Tints

Color #b6c8f2 mixed toward white.

#c2d1f4

#cedaf6

#dae3f8

#e7edfb

#f3f6fd

Tones

Color #b6c8f2 mixed toward gray.

#bbcaed

#c0cce8

#c5cee3

#cad0de

#cfd2d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebee9 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbce6 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b7e1df · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6c8f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6c8f2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6c8f2 (#b6c8f2) is rgb(182, 200, 242) in RGB.

No, #b6c8f2 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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