#b6b3ce

Color #b6b3ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b3ce

RGB

rgb(182, 179, 206)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 21.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 13.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 13.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(73.96, 6.36, -13.24)

LCH

lch(73.96, 14.69, 295.66)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0381, 290.57)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 70.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbceb3

Analogous

#b3bece

#b6b3ce

#c4b3ce

Triadic

#b6b3ce

#ceb6b3

#b3ceb6

Split-complementary

#b6b3ce

#cec4b3

#beceb3

Tetradic

#b6b3ce

#ceb3cb

#cbceb3

#b3ceb6

Square

#b6b3ce

#ceb3be

#cbceb3

#b3cec4

Shades

Color #b6b3ce mixed toward black.

#918cb5

#6b659c

#504b75

#35324e

#1b1927

Tints

Color #b6b3ce mixed toward white.

#c2c0d6

#ceccde

#dbd9e7

#e7e6ef

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b6b3ce mixed toward gray.

#b8b5cc

#bab8ca

#bbbac7

#bdbcc5

#bfbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c8 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b5c6 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b6c3c2 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b3ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b3ce]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b3ce (#b6b3ce) is rgb(182, 179, 206) in RGB.

No, #b6b3ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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