#b1b6e4

Color #b1b6e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b6e4

RGB

rgb(177, 182, 228)

HSL

hsl(234.1, 48.6%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.1, 22.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(75.08, 7.95, -23.55)

LCH

lch(75.08, 24.86, 288.65)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0655, 279.94)

HWB

hwb(234.1, 69.4%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4dfb1

Analogous

#b1cfe4

#b1b6e4

#c5b1e4

Triadic

#b1b6e4

#e4b1b6

#b6e4b1

Split-complementary

#b1b6e4

#e4c5b1

#cfe4b1

Tetradic

#b1b6e4

#dfb1e4

#e4dfb1

#b6e4b1

Square

#b1b6e4

#e4b1cf

#e4dfb1

#b1e4c5

Shades

Color #b1b6e4 mixed toward black.

#7f87d3

#4d58c1

#343e96

#232964

#111532

Tints

Color #b1b6e4 mixed toward white.

#bec2e8

#cbceed

#d8daf1

#e5e7f6

#f2f3fa

Tones

Color #b1b6e4 mixed toward gray.

#b5b9e0

#b9bddb

#bec0d7

#c2c4d3

#c6c7cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3da · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b3d8 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b1d2d0 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b6e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b6e4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b6e4 (#b1b6e4) is rgb(177, 182, 228) in RGB.

No, #b1b6e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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