#b6c9e7

Color #b6c9e7

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6c9e7

RGB

rgb(182, 201, 231)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 50.5%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 21.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 13%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(80.45, -0.1, -16.99)

LCH

lch(80.45, 16.99, 269.66)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0471, 259.48)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 71.4%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7d4b6

Analogous

#b6e2e7

#b6c9e7

#bcb6e7

Triadic

#b6c9e7

#e7b6c9

#c9e7b6

Split-complementary

#b6c9e7

#e7bcb6

#e2e7b6

Tetradic

#b6c9e7

#d4b6e7

#e7d4b6

#c9e7b6

Square

#b6c9e7

#e7b6e2

#e7d4b6

#b6e7bc

Shades

Color #b6c9e7 mixed toward black.

#82a3d6

#4e7cc5

#335c9b

#223d68

#111f34

Tints

Color #b6c9e7 mixed toward white.

#c2d2eb

#cedbef

#dbe4f3

#e7edf7

#f3f6fb

Tones

Color #b6c9e7 mixed toward gray.

#bacae3

#becbdf

#c2ccdb

#c6cdd7

#caced3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfe0 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbcdf · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b7dbd9 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6c9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6c9e7]

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

#b6c9e7 (#b6c9e7) is rgb(182, 201, 231) in RGB.

No, #b6c9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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