#b3b3cd

Color #b3b3cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.28 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b3cd

RGB

rgb(179, 179, 205)

HSL

hsl(240, 20.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 12.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 12.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.7, 5.17, -13.11)

LCH

lch(73.7, 14.09, 291.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0367, 285.47)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcdb3

Analogous

#b3c0cd

#b3b3cd

#c0b3cd

Triadic

#b3b3cd

#cdb3b3

#b3cdb3

Split-complementary

#b3b3cd

#cdc0b3

#c0cdb3

Tetradic

#b3b3cd

#cdb3cd

#cdcdb3

#b3cdb3

Square

#b3b3cd

#cdb3c0

#cdcdb3

#b3cdc0

Shades

Color #b3b3cd mixed toward black.

#8c8cb4

#66669a

#4c4c74

#33334d

#191927

Tints

Color #b3b3cd mixed toward white.

#c0c0d5

#ccccde

#d9d9e6

#e6e6ee

#f2f2f7

Tones

Color #b3b3cd mixed toward gray.

#b5b5cb

#b7b7c9

#babac7

#bcbcc4

#bebec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c7 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c6 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b3c2c1 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b3cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b3cd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b3cd (#b3b3cd) is rgb(179, 179, 205) in RGB.

No, #b3b3cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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