#b6caef

Color #b6caef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b6caef

RGB

rgb(182, 202, 239)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 64%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 23.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(80.97, 1.16, -20.49)

LCH

lch(80.97, 20.52, 273.24)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0564, 262.77)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 71.4%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efdbb6

Analogous

#b6e6ef

#b6caef

#beb6ef

Triadic

#b6caef

#efb6ca

#caefb6

Split-complementary

#b6caef

#efbeb6

#e6efb6

Tetradic

#b6caef

#dbb6ef

#efdbb6

#caefb6

Square

#b6caef

#efb6e6

#efdbb6

#b6efbe

Shades

Color #b6caef mixed toward black.

#7ca0e2

#4376d6

#2655ad

#193973

#0d1c3a

Tints

Color #b6caef mixed toward white.

#c2d3f2

#cedcf4

#dae4f7

#e7edfa

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #b6caef mixed toward gray.

#bbcbea

#bfcde5

#c4cee1

#c9d0dc

#ced1d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfe7 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#bebce5 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#b7e0de · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6caef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6caef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6caef (#b6caef) is rgb(182, 202, 239) in RGB.

No, #b6caef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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