#b3bccc

Color #b3bccc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bccc

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 204)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 19.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 12.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 7.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(76.01, 0.09, -9.11)

LCH

lch(76.01, 9.11, 270.57)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0247, 262.1)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 70.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc3b3

Analogous

#b3c9cc

#b3bccc

#b6b3cc

Triadic

#b3bccc

#ccb3bc

#bcccb3

Split-complementary

#b3bccc

#ccb6b3

#c9ccb3

Tetradic

#b3bccc

#c3b3cc

#ccc3b3

#bcccb3

Square

#b3bccc

#ccb3c9

#ccc3b3

#b3ccb6

Shades

Color #b3bccc mixed toward black.

#8d9ab2

#677999

#4d5a73

#333c4c

#1a1e26

Tints

Color #b3bccc mixed toward white.

#c0c7d5

#ccd2dd

#d9dee6

#e6e9ee

#f2f4f7

Tones

Color #b3bccc mixed toward gray.

#b5bdca

#b7bdc8

#b9bec6

#bbbec4

#bdbfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c7 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b3c5c5 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bccc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3bccc (#b3bccc) is rgb(179, 188, 204) in RGB.

No, #b3bccc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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