What color is #B6C2E4?

#B6C2E4 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 #B6C2E4?

The RGB value is 182, 194, 228: 182 red, 194 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C2E4?

The complementary color is #E4D8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C2E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C2E4 color

#B6C2E4 rgb(182, 194, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6C2E4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 76.1% green and 89.4% blue (182, 194, 228).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 46% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% 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 11.83:1).

#B6C2E4 color codes

HEX	`#B6C2E4`
RGB	`rgb(182, 194, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 76.1%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 46%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.54, 2.98, -18.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.54, 18.51, 279.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.583, 54.129, 81.061)`
Decimal	`11977444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C2E4, 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 #B6C2E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C2E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #B6C2E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c2e4; }
.text { color: #b6c2e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c2e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 194 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c2e4, #c1b6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6C2E4?: #B6C2E4 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 #B6C2E4?: The RGB value is 182, 194, 228: 182 red, 194 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C2E4?: The complementary color is #E4D8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C2E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.