#b7c6dd

Color #b7c6dd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.44 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b7c6dd

RGB

rgb(183, 198, 221)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 35.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 17.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(79.43, -0.38, -13.16)

LCH

lch(79.43, 13.17, 268.35)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0363, 258.88)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 71.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddceb7

Analogous

#b7d9dd

#b7c6dd

#bbb7dd

Triadic

#b7c6dd

#ddb7c6

#c6ddb7

Split-complementary

#b7c6dd

#ddbbb7

#d9ddb7

Tetradic

#b7c6dd

#ceb7dd

#ddceb7

#c6ddb7

Square

#b7c6dd

#ddb7d9

#ddceb7

#b7ddbb

Shades

Color #b7c6dd mixed toward black.

#89a2c7

#5c7eb2

#415d89

#2b3e5b

#161f2e

Tints

Color #b7c6dd mixed toward white.

#c3cfe3

#cfd9e8

#dbe2ee

#e7ecf4

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #b7c6dd mixed toward gray.

#bac7da

#bdc7d7

#c0c8d3

#c4c9d0

#c7c9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed8 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbcd6 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#b8d3d2 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7c6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7c6dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7c6dd (#b7c6dd) is rgb(183, 198, 221) in RGB.

No, #b7c6dd 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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