#B6CDF6 Color

#B6CDF6 is rgb(182, 205, 246) in RGB, hsl(218, 78%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6CDF6

HEX#B6CDF6

RGBrgb(182, 205, 246)

HSLhsl(218, 78%, 84%)

HSVhsv(218, 26%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.063 262)

LABlab(81.71% -1.29 -23.00)

LCHlch(81.71% 23.04 266.78)

What #B6CDF6 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 #B6CDF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 5.25 Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.37 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.47 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.44 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 9.49 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.5

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#B6CDF6 Channel Values

How #B6CDF6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 182 · G 205 · B 246	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 218° · S 78% · L 84%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 218° · S 26% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.61:1 vs white · 13.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6CDF6 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B6CDF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6CDF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B6CDF6

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.

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Shades

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How #B6CDF6 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#B6CDF6

Protanopia#C9C9F6

Protanomaly#C2CBF6

Deuteranopia#C6C6F6

Deuteranomaly#C0C9F6

Tritanopia#AFD3D3

Tritanomaly#B2D0E2

Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #B6CDF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6cdf6: #B6CDF6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6CDF6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6cdf6': '#B6CDF6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.804, blue: 0.965)

Android XML<color name="color_b6cdf6">#B6CDF6</color>

SVG fillfill="#B6CDF6"

More Blue Colors

#B6CDF6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b6e1fc b3b3ff b8dbff b0c4de b8e6fe afa3f5 bbbbf2 aeb8c2 bbcce2 aeaeef bcb5e8 add9ff d3d9de f1f5f9 0000e6 0069d1 0c2b64 191632 2626c0 3366ff 4747ff 5d8aa8 7575ff 8f8fff

#B6CDF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6CDF6?

#B6CDF6 is a lightest blue — rgb(182, 205, 246) in RGB and hsl(218, 78%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #B6CDF6?

#B6CDF6 is rgb(182, 205, 246) — red 182, green 205, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6CDF6?

#B6CDF6 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6CDF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6CDF6 scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6CDF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6CDF6 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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