HEX Color #B6B6F0 (Lightsteelblue)

About #B6B6F0

Visually, #B6B6F0 is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightsteelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 182 green, and 240 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 24% C, 24% M, 0% Y, and 6% K. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 65.9% saturation, and 82.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6B6F0

RGB182, 182, 240

HSL240.0°, 65.9%, 82.7%

CMYK24%, 24%, 0%, 6%

HSV240.0°, 24.2%, 94.1%

LAB75.9, 12.2, -28.8

XYZ51.7, 49.7, 89.3

Decimal11974384

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B6B6F0 #EFEFB6

Analogous

#B6D2EF #D2B6EF

Triadic

#EFB6B6 #B6EFB6

Tetradic

#EFB6D3 #EFEFB6 #B6EFD3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#B6B6F0

#BEBEF1

#C6C6F3

#CECEF5

#D6D6F6

#DEDEF8

#E6E6FA

#EEEEFB

#F6F6FD

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#B6B6F0

#A1A1D5

#8D8DBA

#7979A0

#656585

#50506A

#3C3C50

#282835

#14141A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.92:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.94:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.83:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.30:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6B6F0; }

.text-color { color: #B6B6F0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6B6F0; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue

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