What color is #B6B6D8?

#B6B6D8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B6D8?

The RGB value is 182, 182, 216: 182 red, 182 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B6D8?

The complementary color is #D8D8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B6D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B6D8 color

#B6B6D8 rgb(182, 182, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6B6D8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 71.4% green and 84.7% blue (182, 182, 216).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#B6B6D8 color codes

HEX	`#B6B6D8`
RGB	`rgb(182, 182, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 71.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, 6.85, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 18.37, 291.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.411, 48.358, 71.736)`
Decimal	`11974360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B6D8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B6B6D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B6D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B6B6D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b6d8; }
.text { color: #b6b6d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b6d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 182 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b6d8, #c7b6d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6B6D8?: #B6B6D8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B6D8?: The RGB value is 182, 182, 216: 182 red, 182 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B6D8?: The complementary color is #D8D8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B6D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.