#B6CCE2

A very light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.

About #B6CCE2

Visually, #B6CCE2 is defined as a moderate blue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightsteelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 204 green, and 226 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 10% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 210.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a very 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#B6CCE2
RGB182, 204, 226
HSL210.0°, 43.1%, 80.0%
CMYK19%, 10%, 0%, 11%
HSV210.0°, 19.5%, 88.6%
LAB81.1, -2.8, -13.4
XYZ54.6, 58.6, 80.4
Decimal11980002

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.72:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6CCE2; }
.text-color { color: #B6CCE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6CCE2; }

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Lightsteelblue
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