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#B6BBCE Color

#B6BBCE is rgb(182, 187, 206) in RGB, hsl(228, 20%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6BBCE
HEX#B6BBCE
RGBrgb(182, 187, 206)
HSLhsl(228, 20%, 76%)
HSVhsv(228, 12%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.027 274)
LABlab(75.93% 1.02 -10.24)
LCHlch(75.93% 10.29 275.70)

What #B6BBCE 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 #B6BBCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.16Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.98Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.92Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.2Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.33Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.37

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

#B6BBCE Channel Values

How #B6BBCE 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 187 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 20% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 12% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6BBCE 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6BBCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6BBCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6BBCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6BBCE
Complementary
#CEC9B6
Analogous
#B6C7CE
Analogous
#BDB6CE
Triadic
#CEB6BA
Triadic
#BACEB6
Split comp.
#CEBDB6
Split comp.
#C7CEB6

Tints & Shades of #B6BBCE

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

#BFC3D4
#C8CCDA
#D1D4E0
#DDE0E9
#E7E8EF
#F0F1F5

Shades

#979EBA
#757EA3
#5C658A
#474F6B
#33384D
#1D1F2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6BBCE.

How #B6BBCE 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#B6BBCE
Protanopia#BABACE
Protanomaly#B9BACE
Deuteranopia#B9B9CE
Deuteranomaly#B8BACE
Tritanopia#B3BEBE
Tritanomaly#B4BDC4
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6BBCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6bbce: #B6BBCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6BBCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6bbce': '#B6BBCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.733, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b6bbce">#B6BBCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6BBCE"

More Blue Colors

#B6BBCE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B6BBCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6BBCE?

#B6BBCE is a light blue — rgb(182, 187, 206) in RGB and hsl(228, 20%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #B6BBCE?

#B6BBCE is rgb(182, 187, 206) — red 182, green 187, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6BBCE?

#B6BBCE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6BBCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6BBCE scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6BBCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6BBCE 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 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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