Information about #B6D6EC color

#B6D6EC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6D6EC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(182, 214, 236) — 71.4% red, 83.9% green, 92.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 9 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sky-leaning azure, #B6D6EC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Columbia Blue (#B9D9EB). Slightly further away sit Pastel Sky Blue (#B4D9EF) and Blue Angel (#B7CEEC).

The recipe behind #B6D6EC is rgb(182, 214, 236), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6D6EC: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B6D6EC color variations

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

#B6D6EC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6D6EC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6D6EC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6D6EC 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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#B6D6EC 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B6D6EC

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

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

Pastel Sky Blue color link
Pastel Sky Blue

#B4D9EF

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Coral Blue color link
Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

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Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Uranian Blue color link
Uranian Blue

#AFDBF5

#B6D6EC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6D6EC
  • RGB182, 214, 236
  • CMYK21, 9, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(182, 214, 236)
  • HSL204°, 59%, 82%
  • HSL Precise204.444°, 58.696%, 81.961%
  • HSV204°, 23%, 93%
  • HSB204°, 23%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.839, 0.925)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.839, 0.925, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.839, 0.925)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6D6EC
  • DECIMAL ID11982572
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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