#b3c3ff

Color #b3c3ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.49 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c3ff

RGB

rgb(179, 195, 255)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 100%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 29.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(79.52, 7.83, -31.27)

LCH

lch(79.52, 32.24, 284.06)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0864, 272.85)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 70.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffefb3

Analogous

#b3e9ff

#b3c3ff

#c9b3ff

Triadic

#b3c3ff

#ffb3c3

#c3ffb3

Split-complementary

#b3c3ff

#ffc9b3

#e9ffb3

Tetradic

#b3c3ff

#efb3ff

#ffefb3

#c3ffb3

Square

#b3c3ff

#ffb3e9

#ffefb3

#b3ffc9

Shades

Color #b3c3ff mixed toward black.

#6b8aff

#2251ff

#002ed9

#001e91

#000f48

Tints

Color #b3c3ff mixed toward white.

#c0cdff

#ccd7ff

#d9e1ff

#e6ebff

#f2f5ff

Tones

Color #b3c3ff mixed toward gray.

#b9c7f9

#c0caf2

#c6ceec

#ccd2e6

#d3d5df

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaf2 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b9b8ef · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#b4e8e5 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c3ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c3ff]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b3c3ff (#b3c3ff) is rgb(179, 195, 255) in RGB.

No, #b3c3ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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