#b6c3e5

Color #b6c3e5

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.06 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6c3e5

RGB

rgb(182, 195, 229)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 47.5%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 20.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 14.8%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(78.83, 2.66, -18.37)

LCH

lch(78.83, 18.56, 278.24)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.05, 268.74)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 71.4%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5d8b6

Analogous

#b6dbe5

#b6c3e5

#c1b6e5

Triadic

#b6c3e5

#e5b6c3

#c3e5b6

Split-complementary

#b6c3e5

#e5c1b6

#dbe5b6

Tetradic

#b6c3e5

#d8b6e5

#e5d8b6

#c3e5b6

Square

#b6c3e5

#e5b6db

#e5d8b6

#b6e5c1

Shades

Color #b6c3e5 mixed toward black.

#849ad3

#5170c1

#365198

#243665

#121b33

Tints

Color #b6c3e5 mixed toward white.

#c2cde9

#ced7ee

#dbe1f2

#e7ebf6

#f3f5fb

Tones

Color #b6c3e5 mixed toward gray.

#bac5e1

#bec7dd

#c2c8d9

#c6cad5

#caccd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcdd · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbadc · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#b7d7d6 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6c3e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6c3e5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6c3e5 (#b6c3e5) is rgb(182, 195, 229) in RGB.

No, #b6c3e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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