#B6B6D3
A light, muted blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.
About #B6B6D3
Visually, #B6B6D3 is defined as a muted blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightsteelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 182 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 14% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 24.8% saturation, and 77.1% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#B6B6D3
RGB182, 182, 211
HSL240.0°, 24.8%, 77.1%
CMYK14%, 14%, 0%, 17%
HSV240.0°, 13.7%, 82.7%
LAB74.9, 5.8, -14.6
XYZ47.8, 48.1, 68.4
Decimal11974355
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.62:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #B6B6D3;
}
.text-color {
color: #B6B6D3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #B6B6D3;
}