#b3b8cb

Color #b3b8cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b8cb

RGB

rgb(179, 184, 203)

HSL

hsl(227.5, 18.7%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.5, 11.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(74.94, 2.04, -10.17)

LCH

lch(74.94, 10.37, 281.34)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0275, 273.97)

HWB

hwb(227.5, 70.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc6b3

Analogous

#b3c4cb

#b3b8cb

#bab3cb

Triadic

#b3b8cb

#cbb3b8

#b8cbb3

Split-complementary

#b3b8cb

#cbbab3

#c4cbb3

Tetradic

#b3b8cb

#c6b3cb

#cbc6b3

#b8cbb3

Square

#b3b8cb

#cbb3c4

#cbc6b3

#b3cbba

Shades

Color #b3b8cb mixed toward black.

#8d95b1

#687197

#4e5571

#34394c

#1a1c26

Tints

Color #b3b8cb mixed toward white.

#c0c4d4

#ccd0dc

#d9dce5

#e6e7ee

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #b3b8cb mixed toward gray.

#b5b9c9

#b7bac7

#b9bcc5

#bbbdc3

#bdbec1

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

#b5b5c7 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b5c6 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b3c3c2 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b8cb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b3b8cb (#b3b8cb) is rgb(179, 184, 203) in RGB.

No, #b3b8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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