#b3b4cb

Color #b3b4cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b4cb

RGB

rgb(179, 180, 203)

HSL

hsl(237.5, 18.7%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.5, 11.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 11.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 4.21, -11.73)

LCH

lch(73.89, 12.46, 289.74)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0325, 283.69)

HWB

hwb(237.5, 70.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcab3

Analogous

#b3c0cb

#b3b4cb

#beb3cb

Triadic

#b3b4cb

#cbb3b4

#b4cbb3

Split-complementary

#b3b4cb

#cbbeb3

#c0cbb3

Tetradic

#b3b4cb

#cab3cb

#cbcab3

#b4cbb3

Square

#b3b4cb

#cbb3c0

#cbcab3

#b3cbbe

Shades

Color #b3b4cb mixed toward black.

#8d8fb1

#686a97

#4e4f71

#34354c

#1a1a26

Tints

Color #b3b4cb mixed toward white.

#c0c1d4

#cccddc

#d9dae5

#e6e6ee

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #b3b4cb mixed toward gray.

#b5b6c9

#b7b8c7

#b9bac5

#bbbbc3

#bdbdc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c6 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c4 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b3c1c1 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b4cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b4cb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b4cb (#b3b4cb) is rgb(179, 180, 203) in RGB.

No, #b3b4cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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