#b3bcc9

Color #b3bcc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bcc9

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 201)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.93, -0.52, -7.61)

LCH

lch(75.93, 7.63, 266.09)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.021, 257.62)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c0b3

Analogous

#b3c7c9

#b3bcc9

#b5b3c9

Triadic

#b3bcc9

#c9b3bc

#bcc9b3

Split-complementary

#b3bcc9

#c9b5b3

#c7c9b3

Tetradic

#b3bcc9

#c0b3c9

#c9c0b3

#bcc9b3

Square

#b3bcc9

#c9b3c7

#c9c0b3

#b3c9b5

Shades

Color #b3bcc9 mixed toward black.

#8e9baf

#697b94

#4f5c6f

#353d4a

#1a1f25

Tints

Color #b3bcc9 mixed toward white.

#c0c7d2

#ccd2db

#d9dde4

#e6e9ed

#f2f4f6

Tones

Color #b3bcc9 mixed toward gray.

#b5bcc7

#b7bdc5

#b8bdc3

#babdc2

#bcbec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c6 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c5 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b3c4c3 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcc9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcc9 (#b3bcc9) is rgb(179, 188, 201) in RGB.

No, #b3bcc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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