What color is #B6BBDE?

#B6BBDE 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 #B6BBDE?

The RGB value is 182, 187, 222: 182 red, 187 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BBDE?

The complementary color is #DED9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BBDE color

#B6BBDE rgb(182, 187, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6BBDE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 73.3% green and 87.1% blue (182, 187, 222).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#B6BBDE color codes

HEX	`#B6BBDE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 187, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 73.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, 5.43, -18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 18.86, 286.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.243, 50.759, 76.243)`
Decimal	`11975646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BBDE, 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 #B6BBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #B6BBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bbde; }
.text { color: #b6bbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 187 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bbde, #c5b6de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6BBDE?: #B6BBDE 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 #B6BBDE?: The RGB value is 182, 187, 222: 182 red, 187 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BBDE?: The complementary color is #DED9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.