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#B6BBD3 Color

#B6BBD3 is rgb(182, 187, 211) in RGB, hsl(230, 25%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6BBD3
HEX#B6BBD3
RGBrgb(182, 187, 211)
HSLhsl(230, 25%, 77%)
HSVhsv(230, 14%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.034 276.3)
LABlab(76.06% 1.81 -12.74)
LCHlch(76.06% 12.87 278.07)

What #B6BBD3 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 #B6BBD3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.81Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.85Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.42Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.08Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.39Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.06

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

#B6BBD3 Channel Values

How #B6BBD3 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 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 25% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 14% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6BBD3 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6BBD3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6BBD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6BBD3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6BBD3
Complementary
#D3CEB6
Analogous
#B6C9D3
Analogous
#BFB6D3
Triadic
#D3B6BB
Triadic
#BBD3B6
Split comp.
#D3BFB6
Split comp.
#C9D3B6

Tints & Shades of #B6BBD3

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

#BFC4D9
#C9CCDE
#D2D5E4
#DCDEEA
#E6E7F0
#EFF0F5

Shades

#969DC0
#737CAB
#586293
#434A70
#303550
#1B1E2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6BBD3.

How #B6BBD3 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#B6BBD3
Protanopia#BABAD3
Protanomaly#B9BAD3
Deuteranopia#B9B9D3
Deuteranomaly#B8BAD3
Tritanopia#B3BEBE
Tritanomaly#B4BDC7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6BBD3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6bbd3: #B6BBD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6BBD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6bbd3': '#B6BBD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.733, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_b6bbd3">#B6BBD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6BBD3"

More Blue Colors

#B6BBD3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B6BBD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6BBD3?

#B6BBD3 is a light blue — rgb(182, 187, 211) in RGB and hsl(230, 25%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #B6BBD3?

#B6BBD3 is rgb(182, 187, 211) — red 182, green 187, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6BBD3?

#B6BBD3 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6BBD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6BBD3 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6BBD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6BBD3 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 5.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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