#b3c6d3

Color #b3c6d3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c6d3

RGB

rgb(179, 198, 211)

HSL

hsl(204.4, 26.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.4, 15.2%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 6.2%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(78.85, -3.78, -8.67)

LCH

lch(78.85, 9.46, 246.44)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0277, 237.69)

HWB

hwb(204.4, 70.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3c0b3

Analogous

#b3d3d0

#b3c6d3

#b3b6d3

Triadic

#b3c6d3

#d3b3c6

#c6d3b3

Split-complementary

#b3c6d3

#d3b3b6

#d3d0b3

Tetradic

#b3c6d3

#c0b3d3

#d3c0b3

#c6d3b3

Square

#b3c6d3

#d0b3d3

#d3c0b3

#b6d3b3

Shades

Color #b3c6d3 mixed toward black.

#8aa7bb

#6188a3

#47667c

#304452

#182229

Tints

Color #b3c6d3 mixed toward white.

#c0d0da

#ccd9e2

#d9e3e9

#e6ecf0

#f2f6f8

Tones

Color #b3c6d3 mixed toward gray.

#b6c6d0

#b8c5ce

#bbc5cb

#bec4c8

#c0c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd0 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#bab9cf · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b4cecd · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c6d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c6d3]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b3c6d3 (#b3c6d3) is rgb(179, 198, 211) in RGB.

No, #b3c6d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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