#b7c6dc

Color #b7c6dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b7c6dc

RGB

rgb(183, 198, 220)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 34.6%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 16.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 10%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(79.4, -0.59, -12.67)

LCH

lch(79.4, 12.68, 267.33)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0351, 257.83)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 71.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dccdb7

Analogous

#b7d8dc

#b7c6dc

#bab7dc

Triadic

#b7c6dc

#dcb7c6

#c6dcb7

Split-complementary

#b7c6dc

#dcbab7

#d8dcb7

Tetradic

#b7c6dc

#cdb7dc

#dccdb7

#c6dcb7

Square

#b7c6dc

#dcb7d8

#dccdb7

#b7dcba

Shades

Color #b7c6dc mixed toward black.

#8aa2c6

#5d7eb0

#425e88

#2c3f5a

#161f2d

Tints

Color #b7c6dc mixed toward white.

#c3cfe2

#cfd9e8

#dbe2ed

#e7ecf3

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #b7c6dc mixed toward gray.

#bac7d9

#bdc7d6

#c0c8d3

#c3c8d0

#c6c9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbcd6 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#b8d3d2 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7c6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7c6dc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7c6dc (#b7c6dc) is rgb(183, 198, 220) in RGB.

No, #b7c6dc 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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