#b6cdd6

Color #b6cdd6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b6cdd6

RGB

rgb(182, 205, 214)

HSL

hsl(196.9, 28.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.9, 15%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 4.2%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(80.99, -5.87, -7.08)

LCH

lch(80.99, 9.2, 230.34)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0279, 223.26)

HWB

hwb(196.9, 71.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6bfb6

Analogous

#b6d6cf

#b6cdd6

#b6bdd6

Triadic

#b6cdd6

#d6b6cd

#cdd6b6

Split-complementary

#b6cdd6

#d6b6bd

#d6cfb6

Tetradic

#b6cdd6

#bfb6d6

#d6bfb6

#cdd6b6

Square

#b6cdd6

#cfb6d6

#d6bfb6

#bdd6b6

Shades

Color #b6cdd6 mixed toward black.

#8cb0be

#6193a7

#476f7f

#2f4a54

#18252a

Tints

Color #b6cdd6 mixed toward white.

#c2d5dd

#cedee4

#dae6ea

#e7eef1

#f3f7f8

Tones

Color #b6cdd6 mixed toward gray.

#b9ccd3

#bbcbd1

#bec9ce

#c1c8cb

#c3c7c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c1d4 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#bfbdd3 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#b7d2d2 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6cdd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6cdd6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#b6cdd6 (#b6cdd6) is rgb(182, 205, 214) in RGB.

No, #b6cdd6 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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