#b6bdcd

Color #b6bdcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bdcd

RGB

rgb(182, 189, 205)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 18.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 11.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.53, 0.75, -8.86)

LCH

lch(76.53, 8.89, 274.84)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0238, 266.87)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 71.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc6b6

Analogous

#b6c9cd

#b6bdcd

#bbb6cd

Triadic

#b6bdcd

#cdb6bd

#bdcdb6

Split-complementary

#b6bdcd

#cdbbb6

#c9cdb6

Tetradic

#b6bdcd

#c6b6cd

#cdc6b6

#bdcdb6

Square

#b6bdcd

#cdb6c9

#cdc6b6

#b6cdbb

Shades

Color #b6bdcd mixed toward black.

#909ab3

#697899

#4f5a73

#343c4d

#1a1e26

Tints

Color #b6bdcd mixed toward white.

#c2c8d5

#ced3de

#dbdee6

#e7e9ee

#f3f4f7

Tones

Color #b6bdcd mixed toward gray.

#b8becb

#babfc9

#bcbfc7

#bec0c5

#c0c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c9 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b9b8c8 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b6c6c6 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bdcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bdcd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6bdcd (#b6bdcd) is rgb(182, 189, 205) in RGB.

No, #b6bdcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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