#b3c4de

Color #b3c4de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c4de

RGB

rgb(179, 196, 222)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 39.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 19.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.66, -0.35, -14.88)

LCH

lch(78.66, 14.88, 268.65)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0412, 258.8)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 70.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#decdb3

Analogous

#b3d9de

#b3c4de

#b7b3de

Triadic

#b3c4de

#deb3c4

#c4deb3

Split-complementary

#b3c4de

#deb7b3

#d9deb3

Tetradic

#b3c4de

#cdb3de

#decdb3

#c4deb3

Square

#b3c4de

#deb3d9

#decdb3

#b3deb7

Shades

Color #b3c4de mixed toward black.

#84a0ca

#567cb5

#3d5c8c

#283d5d

#141f2f

Tints

Color #b3c4de mixed toward white.

#c0cee3

#ccd8e9

#d9e1ee

#e6ebf4

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #b3c4de mixed toward gray.

#b7c5da

#bac5d7

#bec6d3

#c1c7d0

#c5c8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd8 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#bab8d7 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#b4d3d2 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c4de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c4de]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3c4de (#b3c4de) is rgb(179, 196, 222) in RGB.

No, #b3c4de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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