#b3c3db

Color #b3c3db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c3db

RGB

rgb(179, 195, 219)

HSL

hsl(216, 35.7%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 18.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 11%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(78.3, -0.47, -13.8)

LCH

lch(78.3, 13.81, 268.05)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0382, 258.37)

HWB

hwb(216, 70.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbcbb3

Analogous

#b3d7db

#b3c3db

#b7b3db

Triadic

#b3c3db

#dbb3c3

#c3dbb3

Split-complementary

#b3c3db

#dbb7b3

#d7dbb3

Tetradic

#b3c3db

#cbb3db

#dbcbb3

#c3dbb3

Square

#b3c3db

#dbb3d7

#dbcbb3

#b3dbb7

Shades

Color #b3c3db mixed toward black.

#869fc6

#597cb0

#405c87

#2b3e5a

#151f2d

Tints

Color #b3c3db mixed toward white.

#c0cde1

#ccd7e7

#d9e1ed

#e6ebf3

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #b3c3db mixed toward gray.

#b6c4d8

#bac4d4

#bdc5d1

#c0c6ce

#c4c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad6 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b8d4 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b4d1d0 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c3db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c3db]

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

#b3c3db (#b3c3db) is rgb(179, 195, 219) in RGB.

No, #b3c3db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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