#b3bae2

Color #b3bae2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bae2

RGB

rgb(179, 186, 226)

HSL

hsl(231.1, 44.8%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.1, 20.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 17.7%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(76.19, 5.93, -20.77)

LCH

lch(76.19, 21.6, 285.93)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0572, 277.24)

HWB

hwb(231.1, 70.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2dbb3

Analogous

#b3d1e2

#b3bae2

#c3b3e2

Triadic

#b3bae2

#e2b3ba

#bae2b3

Split-complementary

#b3bae2

#e2c3b3

#d1e2b3

Tetradic

#b3bae2

#dbb3e2

#e2dbb3

#bae2b3

Square

#b3bae2

#e2b3d1

#e2dbb3

#b3e2c3

Shades

Color #b3bae2 mixed toward black.

#828ecf

#5161bd

#384593

#252e62

#131731

Tints

Color #b3bae2 mixed toward white.

#c0c5e7

#ccd1ec

#d9dcf1

#e6e8f5

#f2f3fa

Tones

Color #b3bae2 mixed toward gray.

#b7bdde

#bbbfda

#bfc2d6

#c3c5d2

#c7c8ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d9 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b6b5d7 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b3d2d0 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bae2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bae2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3bae2 (#b3bae2) is rgb(179, 186, 226) in RGB.

No, #b3bae2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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