What color is #B6BADF?

#B6BADF 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 #B6BADF?

The RGB value is 182, 186, 223: 182 red, 186 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BADF?

The complementary color is #DFDBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BADF color

#B6BADF rgb(182, 186, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6BADF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 72.9% green and 87.5% blue (182, 186, 223).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#B6BADF color codes

HEX	`#B6BADF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 186, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 72.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, 6.2, -18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 19.93, 288.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.166, 50.39, 76.881)`
Decimal	`11975391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BADF, 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 #B6BADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #B6BADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6badf; }
.text { color: #b6badf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6badf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 186 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6badf, #c7b6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6BADF?: #B6BADF 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 #B6BADF?: The RGB value is 182, 186, 223: 182 red, 186 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BADF?: The complementary color is #DFDBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.