#b8b6dc

Color #b8b6dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.73 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6dc

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 220)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 35.2%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 17.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(75.33, 8.35, -18.77)

LCH

lch(75.33, 20.54, 293.98)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0536, 287.49)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 71.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dadcb6

Analogous

#b6c7dc

#b8b6dc

#cbb6dc

Triadic

#b8b6dc

#dcb8b6

#b6dcb8

Split-complementary

#b8b6dc

#dccbb6

#c7dcb6

Tetradic

#b8b6dc

#dcb6da

#dadcb6

#b6dcb8

Square

#b8b6dc

#dcb6c7

#dadcb6

#b6dccb

Shades

Color #b8b6dc mixed toward black.

#8c89c6

#605bb1

#454188

#2e2b5b

#17162d

Tints

Color #b8b6dc mixed toward white.

#c4c2e2

#d0cee8

#dbdaed

#e7e7f3

#f3f3f9

Tones

Color #b8b6dc mixed toward gray.

#bbb9d9

#bebcd6

#c0bfd2

#c3c3cf

#c6c6cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d4 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b7d2 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b8cdcb · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6dc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6dc (#b8b6dc) is rgb(184, 182, 220) in RGB.

No, #b8b6dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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