What color is #B6C1E2?

#B6C1E2 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 #B6C1E2?

The RGB value is 182, 193, 226: 182 red, 193 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C1E2?

The complementary color is #E2D7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C1E2 color

#B6C1E2 rgb(182, 193, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6C1E2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 75.7% green and 88.6% blue (182, 193, 226).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 43% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#B6C1E2 color codes

HEX	`#B6C1E2`
RGB	`rgb(182, 193, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 75.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 43%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, 3.07, -17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 17.95, 279.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.085, 53.575, 79.534)`
Decimal	`11977186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C1E2, 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 #B6C1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #B6C1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c1e2; }
.text { color: #b6c1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 193 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c1e2, #c1b6e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6C1E2?: #B6C1E2 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 #B6C1E2?: The RGB value is 182, 193, 226: 182 red, 193 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C1E2?: The complementary color is #E2D7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.