#b3b1c2

Color #b3b1c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b1c2

RGB

rgb(179, 177, 194)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 12.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 8.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(72.84, 4, -8.37)

LCH

lch(72.84, 9.28, 295.54)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0241, 291.14)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 69.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c2b1

Analogous

#b1b7c2

#b3b1c2

#bbb1c2

Triadic

#b3b1c2

#c2b3b1

#b1c2b3

Split-complementary

#b3b1c2

#c2bbb1

#b7c2b1

Tetradic

#b3b1c2

#c2b1c0

#c0c2b1

#b1c2b3

Square

#b3b1c2

#c2b1b7

#c0c2b1

#b1c2bb

Shades

Color #b3b1c2 mixed toward black.

#918ea7

#706d8b

#545168

#383645

#1c1b23

Tints

Color #b3b1c2 mixed toward white.

#c0becc

#cccbd6

#d9d8e0

#e6e5eb

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b3b1c2 mixed toward gray.

#b4b2c0

#b5b4bf

#b6b5be

#b7b7bc

#b8b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2be · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b2bd · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b3bbba · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b1c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b1c2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b1c2 (#b3b1c2) is rgb(179, 177, 194) in RGB.

No, #b3b1c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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