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#B6B4CA Color

#B6B4CA is rgb(182, 180, 202) in RGB, hsl(245, 17%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6B4CA
HEX#B6B4CA
RGBrgb(182, 180, 202)
HSLhsl(245, 17%, 75%)
HSVhsv(245, 11%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.031 289.8)
LABlab(74.00% 3.94 -10.92)
LCHlch(74.00% 11.61 289.86)

What #B6B4CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B6B4CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.65Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.09Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.43Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.27Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.21Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B6B4CA Channel Values

How #B6B4CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 182 · G 180 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 17% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 11% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6B4CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6B4CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6B4CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6B4CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6B4CA
Complementary
#C8CAB4
Analogous
#B4BDCA
Analogous
#C1B4CA
Triadic
#CAB6B4
Triadic
#B4CAB6
Split comp.
#CAC1B4
Split comp.
#BDCAB4

Tints & Shades of #B6B4CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFBDD0
#CBC9D9
#D3D2DF
#DCDBE6
#E5E4EC
#F0F0F4

Shades

#9997B5
#7C79A0
#625F86
#4A4865
#353348
#1F1E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6B4CA.

How #B6B4CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B6B4CA
Protanopia#B4B4CA
Protanomaly#B5B4CA
Deuteranopia#B5B5CA
Deuteranomaly#B5B4CA
Tritanopia#B3B7B7
Tritanomaly#B4B6BF
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6B4CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b6b4ca: #B6B4CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6B4CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6b4ca': '#B6B4CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.706, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b6b4ca">#B6B4CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6B4CA"

More Blue Colors

#B6B4CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B6B4CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6B4CA?

#B6B4CA is a light blue — rgb(182, 180, 202) in RGB and hsl(245, 17%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #B6B4CA?

#B6B4CA is rgb(182, 180, 202) — red 182, green 180, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6B4CA?

#B6B4CA converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6B4CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6B4CA scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6B4CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6B4CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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