#b3bacd

Color #b3bacd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bacd

RGB

rgb(179, 186, 205)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 20.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 12.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.52, 1.38, -10.39)

LCH

lch(75.52, 10.48, 277.57)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.028, 269.59)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 70.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc6b3

Analogous

#b3c7cd

#b3bacd

#b9b3cd

Triadic

#b3bacd

#cdb3ba

#bacdb3

Split-complementary

#b3bacd

#cdb9b3

#c7cdb3

Tetradic

#b3bacd

#c6b3cd

#cdc6b3

#bacdb3

Square

#b3bacd

#cdb3c7

#cdc6b3

#b3cdb9

Shades

Color #b3bacd mixed toward black.

#8c97b4

#66749a

#4c5774

#333a4d

#191d27

Tints

Color #b3bacd mixed toward white.

#c0c6d5

#ccd1de

#d9dde6

#e6e8ee

#f2f4f7

Tones

Color #b3bacd mixed toward gray.

#b5bbcb

#b7bcc9

#babdc7

#bcbec4

#bebfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c9 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b5c8 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b3c5c4 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bacd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bacd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3bacd (#b3bacd) is rgb(179, 186, 205) in RGB.

No, #b3bacd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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