#b3b6dc

Color #b3b6dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b6dc

RGB

rgb(179, 182, 220)

HSL

hsl(235.6, 36.9%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.6, 18.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.95, 6.77, -19.39)

LCH

lch(74.95, 20.54, 289.25)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0539, 281.56)

HWB

hwb(235.6, 70.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd9b3

Analogous

#b3cadc

#b3b6dc

#c4b3dc

Triadic

#b3b6dc

#dcb3b6

#b6dcb3

Split-complementary

#b3b6dc

#dcc4b3

#cadcb3

Tetradic

#b3b6dc

#d9b3dc

#dcd9b3

#b6dcb3

Square

#b3b6dc

#dcb3ca

#dcd9b3

#b3dcc4

Shades

Color #b3b6dc mixed toward black.

#858ac7

#585fb2

#3f4488

#2a2e5b

#15172d

Tints

Color #b3b6dc mixed toward white.

#c0c2e2

#cccee8

#d9daed

#e6e7f3

#f2f3f9

Tones

Color #b3b6dc mixed toward gray.

#b6b9d9

#babcd5

#bdbfd2

#c1c2ce

#c4c4cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d4 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4d2 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b3cdcb · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b6dc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b6dc (#b3b6dc) is rgb(179, 182, 220) in RGB.

No, #b3b6dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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