#b6a6de

Color #b6a6de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.24 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a6de

RGB

rgb(182, 166, 222)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 45.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 25.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 25.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(71.21, 16.98, -26.16)

LCH

lch(71.21, 31.19, 302.99)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0809, 297.55)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 65.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cedea6

Analogous

#a6b2de

#b6a6de

#d2a6de

Triadic

#b6a6de

#deb6a6

#a6deb6

Split-complementary

#b6a6de

#ded2a6

#b2dea6

Tetradic

#b6a6de

#dea6ce

#cedea6

#a6deb6

Square

#b6a6de

#dea6b2

#cedea6

#a6ded2

Shades

Color #b6a6de mixed toward black.

#8f77cd

#6948bb

#4e348e

#34235e

#1a112f

Tints

Color #b6a6de mixed toward white.

#c2b5e4

#cec4e9

#dbd3ef

#e7e1f4

#f3f0fa

Tones

Color #b6a6de mixed toward gray.

#b8abd9

#baafd5

#bcb4d0

#beb9cb

#c0bdc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafd2 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b1cf · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b5c8c6 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a6de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a6de]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b6a6de (#b6a6de) is rgb(182, 166, 222) in RGB.

No, #b6a6de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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