#b6b4d8

Color #b6b4d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.35 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b4d8

RGB

rgb(182, 180, 216)

HSL

hsl(243.3, 31.6%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.3, 16.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(74.54, 7.94, -17.82)

LCH

lch(74.54, 19.51, 294.02)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0508, 287.76)

HWB

hwb(243.3, 70.6%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d8b4

Analogous

#b4c4d8

#b6b4d8

#c8b4d8

Triadic

#b6b4d8

#d8b6b4

#b4d8b6

Split-complementary

#b6b4d8

#d8c8b4

#c4d8b4

Tetradic

#b6b4d8

#d8b4d6

#d6d8b4

#b4d8b6

Square

#b6b4d8

#d8b4c4

#d6d8b4

#b4d8c8

Shades

Color #b6b4d8 mixed toward black.

#8c88c1

#615dab

#474482

#2f2d57

#18172b

Tints

Color #b6b4d8 mixed toward white.

#c2c0de

#cecde5

#dad9eb

#e7e6f2

#f3f2f8

Tones

Color #b6b4d8 mixed toward gray.

#b8b7d5

#bbbad2

#bebdcf

#c1c0cc

#c3c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5d0 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b5b5ce · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b6c9c8 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b4d8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b6b4d8 (#b6b4d8) is rgb(182, 180, 216) in RGB.

No, #b6b4d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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