#b6bde2

Color #b6bde2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bde2

RGB

rgb(182, 189, 226)

HSL

hsl(230.5, 43.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.5, 19.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 16.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(77.18, 5.23, -19.25)

LCH

lch(77.18, 19.95, 285.2)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0528, 276.75)

HWB

hwb(230.5, 71.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2dbb6

Analogous

#b6d3e2

#b6bde2

#c5b6e2

Triadic

#b6bde2

#e2b6bd

#bde2b6

Split-complementary

#b6bde2

#e2c5b6

#d3e2b6

Tetradic

#b6bde2

#dbb6e2

#e2dbb6

#bde2b6

Square

#b6bde2

#e2b6d3

#e2dbb6

#b6e2c5

Shades

Color #b6bde2 mixed toward black.

#8591cf

#5565bb

#3a4892

#273061

#131831

Tints

Color #b6bde2 mixed toward white.

#c2c8e7

#ced3ec

#dbdef0

#e7e9f5

#f3f4fa

Tones

Color #b6bde2 mixed toward gray.

#babfde

#bdc2db

#c1c4d7

#c5c7d3

#c8c9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9da · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b9b8d8 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b6d3d1 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bde2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bde2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6bde2 (#b6bde2) is rgb(182, 189, 226) in RGB.

No, #b6bde2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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