#b6b1ce

Color #b6b1ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b1ce

RGB

rgb(182, 177, 206)

HSL

hsl(250.3, 22.8%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.3, 14.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(73.45, 7.46, -14.01)

LCH

lch(73.45, 15.87, 298.03)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0413, 293.27)

HWB

hwb(250.3, 69.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9ceb1

Analogous

#b1bbce

#b6b1ce

#c4b1ce

Triadic

#b6b1ce

#ceb6b1

#b1ceb6

Split-complementary

#b6b1ce

#cec4b1

#bbceb1

Tetradic

#b6b1ce

#ceb1c9

#c9ceb1

#b1ceb6

Square

#b6b1ce

#ceb1bb

#c9ceb1

#b1cec4

Shades

Color #b6b1ce mixed toward black.

#918ab5

#6d639d

#514a76

#36314e

#1b1927

Tints

Color #b6b1ce mixed toward white.

#c2bed6

#cecbde

#dad8e6

#e7e5ef

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b6b1ce mixed toward gray.

#b8b3cc

#b9b6c9

#bbb8c7

#bcbbc4

#bebdc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c7 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b5c6 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b6c2c1 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b1ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b1ce]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b6b1ce (#b6b1ce) is rgb(182, 177, 206) in RGB.

No, #b6b1ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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