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#B6BEDD Color

#B6BEDD is rgb(182, 190, 221) in RGB, hsl(228, 36%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6BEDD
HEX#B6BEDD
RGBrgb(182, 190, 221)
HSLhsl(228, 36%, 79%)
HSVhsv(228, 18%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.045 273.9)
LABlab(77.10% 1.92 -16.57)
LCHlch(77.10% 16.68 276.59)

What #B6BEDD 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 #B6BEDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.08Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.13Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.77Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.9Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.96Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.65

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

#B6BEDD Channel Values

How #B6BEDD 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 190 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 36% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 18% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6BEDD 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6BEDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6BEDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6BEDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6BEDD
Complementary
#DDD5B6
Analogous
#B6D1DD
Analogous
#C2B6DD
Triadic
#DDB6BE
Triadic
#BEDDB6
Split comp.
#DDC2B6
Split comp.
#D1DDB6

Tints & Shades of #B6BEDD

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

#C1C7E2
#C8CDE5
#D2D7EA
#DCE0EF
#E7E9F4
#EEEFF7

Shades

#909CCB
#6D7DBA
#4D5EA3
#3B487D
#293257
#181E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6BEDD.

How #B6BEDD 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#B6BEDD
Protanopia#BDBDDD
Protanomaly#BABDDD
Deuteranopia#BBBBDD
Deuteranomaly#B9BCDD
Tritanopia#B1C2C2
Tritanomaly#B3C1CE
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6BEDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6bedd: #B6BEDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6BEDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6bedd': '#B6BEDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.745, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b6bedd">#B6BEDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6BEDD"

More Blue Colors

#B6BEDD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B6BEDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6BEDD?

#B6BEDD is a light blue — rgb(182, 190, 221) in RGB and hsl(228, 36%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #B6BEDD?

#B6BEDD is rgb(182, 190, 221) — red 182, green 190, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6BEDD?

#B6BEDD converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6BEDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6BEDD scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6BEDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6BEDD 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 5.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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