#b6d4ed

Color #b6d4ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6d4ed

RGB

rgb(182, 212, 237)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 60.4%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 23.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 10.5%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(83.52, -4.58, -15.58)

LCH

lch(83.52, 16.24, 253.62)

OKLCH

oklch(85.6%, 0.0474, 243.43)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 71.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edcfb6

Analogous

#b6edeb

#b6d4ed

#b6b9ed

Triadic

#b6d4ed

#edb6d4

#d4edb6

Split-complementary

#b6d4ed

#edb6b9

#edebb6

Tetradic

#b6d4ed

#cfb6ed

#edcfb6

#d4edb6

Square

#b6d4ed

#ebb6ed

#edcfb6

#b9edb6

Shades

Color #b6d4ed mixed toward black.

#7eb3df

#4692d1

#2a6fa8

#1c4a70

#0e2538

Tints

Color #b6d4ed mixed toward white.

#c2dbf0

#cee2f3

#dbeaf6

#e7f1f9

#f3f8fc

Tones

Color #b6d4ed mixed toward gray.

#bbd4e8

#bfd3e4

#c4d3df

#c8d2db

#cdd2d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4e7 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#c2c0e6 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#b8e3e2 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6d4ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6d4ed]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b6d4ed (#b6d4ed) is rgb(182, 212, 237) in RGB.

No, #b6d4ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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