#b6bcce

Color #b6bcce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bcce

RGB

rgb(182, 188, 206)

HSL

hsl(225, 19.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 11.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.29, 1.49, -9.75)

LCH

lch(76.29, 9.86, 278.69)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0263, 271.09)

HWB

hwb(225, 71.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec8b6

Analogous

#b6c8ce

#b6bcce

#bcb6ce

Triadic

#b6bcce

#ceb6bc

#bcceb6

Split-complementary

#b6bcce

#cebcb6

#c8ceb6

Tetradic

#b6bcce

#c8b6ce

#cec8b6

#bcceb6

Square

#b6bcce

#ceb6c8

#cec8b6

#b6cebc

Shades

Color #b6bcce mixed toward black.

#8f99b4

#69759a

#4e5774

#343a4d

#1a1d27

Tints

Color #b6bcce mixed toward white.

#c2c7d6

#ced2de

#dbdee7

#e7e9ef

#f3f4f7

Tones

Color #b6bcce mixed toward gray.

#b8bdcc

#babeca

#bcbfc8

#bec0c6

#c0c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ca · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c9 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b6c6c6 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bcce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bcce]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6bcce (#b6bcce) is rgb(182, 188, 206) in RGB.

No, #b6bcce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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