Information about #B6B7DC color

#B6B7DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6B7DC falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 183, 220) — 71.4% red, 71.8% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 15 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B6B7DC reads as a softly balanced blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lavender Grey (#BDBBD7) and Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(182, 183, 220)), which gives #B6B7DC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6B7DC: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6B7DC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6B7DC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B6B7DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6B7DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#34366C

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#1A1B36

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Black

#000000

#B6B7DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#868696

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Grey

#808080

#B6B7DC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B6B7DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#DCDBB7
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#CBDCB7
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#DCC8B7
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#B7CBDC
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#DCB7B8
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#B8DCB7
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#DBB7DC
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#DCDBB7
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#B8DCB7
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#DCB7CB
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#DCDBB7
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#B7DCC8
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Nearest named colors to #B6B7DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

#B6B7DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6B7DC
  • RGB182, 183, 220
  • CMYK15, 15, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(182, 183, 220)
  • HSL238°, 35%, 79%
  • HSL Precise238.421°, 35.185%, 78.824%
  • HSV238°, 17%, 86%
  • HSB238°, 17%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.718, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.718, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.718, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6B7DC
  • DECIMAL ID11974620
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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