#b6b3c4

Color #b6b3c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b3c4

RGB

rgb(182, 179, 196)

HSL

hsl(250.6, 12.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.6, 8.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 4.32, -8.23)

LCH

lch(73.66, 9.29, 297.7)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0242, 293.91)

HWB

hwb(250.6, 70.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c4b3

Analogous

#b3b8c4

#b6b3c4

#beb3c4

Triadic

#b6b3c4

#c4b6b3

#b3c4b6

Split-complementary

#b6b3c4

#c4beb3

#b8c4b3

Tetradic

#b6b3c4

#c4b3c1

#c1c4b3

#b3c4b6

Square

#b6b3c4

#c4b3b8

#c1c4b3

#b3c4be

Shades

Color #b6b3c4 mixed toward black.

#9490a9

#736d8d

#56526a

#393746

#1d1b23

Tints

Color #b6b3c4 mixed toward white.

#c2c0ce

#ceccd8

#dad9e1

#e7e6eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b6b3c4 mixed toward gray.

#b7b4c3

#b8b6c1

#b9b7c0

#bab9be

#bbbabd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c0 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b5bf · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b6bdbc · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b3c4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b6b3c4 (#b6b3c4) is rgb(182, 179, 196) in RGB.

No, #b6b3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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