#b6cad5

Color #b6cad5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b6cad5

RGB

rgb(182, 202, 213)

HSL

hsl(201.3, 27%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.3, 14.6%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(80.17, -4.51, -7.76)

LCH

lch(80.17, 8.98, 239.84)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0266, 231.71)

HWB

hwb(201.3, 71.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5c1b6

Analogous

#b6d5d1

#b6cad5

#b6bbd5

Triadic

#b6cad5

#d5b6ca

#cad5b6

Split-complementary

#b6cad5

#d5b6bb

#d5d1b6

Tetradic

#b6cad5

#c1b6d5

#d5c1b6

#cad5b6

Square

#b6cad5

#d1b6d5

#d5c1b6

#bbd5b6

Shades

Color #b6cad5 mixed toward black.

#8cacbd

#628da5

#486b7d

#304754

#18242a

Tints

Color #b6cad5 mixed toward white.

#c2d3dc

#cedce3

#dbe5ea

#e7edf1

#f3f6f8

Tones

Color #b6cad5 mixed toward gray.

#b9c9d3

#bbc9d0

#bec8cd

#c0c7cb

#c3c6c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd2 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#bebcd2 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b7d0d0 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6cad5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6cad5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#b6cad5 (#b6cad5) is rgb(182, 202, 213) in RGB.

No, #b6cad5 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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