#b3bce2

Color #b3bce2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bce2

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 226)

HSL

hsl(228.5, 44.8%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.5, 20.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(76.7, 4.84, -19.99)

LCH

lch(76.7, 20.57, 283.61)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0547, 274.62)

HWB

hwb(228.5, 70.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d9b3

Analogous

#b3d3e2

#b3bce2

#c1b3e2

Triadic

#b3bce2

#e2b3bc

#bce2b3

Split-complementary

#b3bce2

#e2c1b3

#d3e2b3

Tetradic

#b3bce2

#d9b3e2

#e2d9b3

#bce2b3

Square

#b3bce2

#e2b3d3

#e2d9b3

#b3e2c1

Shades

Color #b3bce2 mixed toward black.

#8291cf

#5166bd

#384993

#253162

#131831

Tints

Color #b3bce2 mixed toward white.

#c0c7e7

#ccd2ec

#d9ddf1

#e6e9f5

#f2f4fa

Tones

Color #b3bce2 mixed toward gray.

#b7bede

#bbc1da

#bfc3d6

#c3c6d2

#c7c8ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7da · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6d8 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b3d3d1 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bce2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bce2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b3bce2 (#b3bce2) is rgb(179, 188, 226) in RGB.

No, #b3bce2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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