#b6c6ed

Color #b6c6ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.32 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6c6ed

RGB

rgb(182, 198, 237)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 60.4%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 23.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(79.87, 2.85, -21.09)

LCH

lch(79.87, 21.28, 277.7)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0576, 267.61)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 71.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edddb6

Analogous

#b6e2ed

#b6c6ed

#c2b6ed

Triadic

#b6c6ed

#edb6c6

#c6edb6

Split-complementary

#b6c6ed

#edc2b6

#e2edb6

Tetradic

#b6c6ed

#ddb6ed

#edddb6

#c6edb6

Square

#b6c6ed

#edb6e2

#edddb6

#b6edc2

Shades

Color #b6c6ed mixed toward black.

#7e9adf

#466fd1

#2a4ea8

#1c3470

#0e1a38

Tints

Color #b6c6ed mixed toward white.

#c2d0f0

#ced9f3

#dbe3f6

#e7ecf9

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #b6c6ed mixed toward gray.

#bbc8e8

#bfcae4

#c4ccdf

#c8cedb

#cdd0d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbde4 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbbe2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#b7dddc · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6c6ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6c6ed]

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

#b6c6ed (#b6c6ed) is rgb(182, 198, 237) in RGB.

No, #b6c6ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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