#b6bad6

Color #b6bad6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bad6

RGB

rgb(182, 186, 214)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 28.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 15%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 13.1%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(76.02, 4.25, -14.5)

LCH

lch(76.02, 15.11, 286.34)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0398, 278.97)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 71.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d2b6

Analogous

#b6cad6

#b6bad6

#c2b6d6

Triadic

#b6bad6

#d6b6ba

#bad6b6

Split-complementary

#b6bad6

#d6c2b6

#cad6b6

Tetradic

#b6bad6

#d2b6d6

#d6d2b6

#bad6b6

Square

#b6bad6

#d6b6ca

#d6d2b6

#b6d6c2

Shades

Color #b6bad6 mixed toward black.

#8c92be

#616aa7

#474e7f

#2f3454

#181a2a

Tints

Color #b6bad6 mixed toward white.

#c2c5dd

#ced1e4

#dadcea

#e7e8f1

#f3f3f8

Tones

Color #b6bad6 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcd3

#bbbed1

#bec0ce

#c1c2cb

#c3c4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d0 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b8b7ce · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b6cac9 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bad6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bad6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6bad6 (#b6bad6) is rgb(182, 186, 214) in RGB.

No, #b6bad6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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