#b3c6f4

Color #b3c6f4

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c6f4

RGB

rgb(179, 198, 244)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 74.7%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 26.6%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(79.9, 3.58, -24.81)

LCH

lch(79.9, 25.07, 278.21)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0682, 267.31)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 70.2%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4e1b3

Analogous

#b3e6f4

#b3c6f4

#c0b3f4

Triadic

#b3c6f4

#f4b3c6

#c6f4b3

Split-complementary

#b3c6f4

#f4c0b3

#e6f4b3

Tetradic

#b3c6f4

#e1b3f4

#f4e1b3

#c6f4b3

Square

#b3c6f4

#f4b3e6

#f4e1b3

#b3f4c0

Shades

Color #b3c6f4 mixed toward black.

#7598eb

#3869e2

#1b49b9

#12317b

#09183e

Tints

Color #b3c6f4 mixed toward white.

#c0cff6

#ccd9f8

#d9e2f9

#e6ecfb

#f2f5fd

Tones

Color #b3c6f4 mixed toward gray.

#b8c8ef

#becae9

#c3cde4

#c9cfde

#ced1d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcea · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#bab9e7 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b4e2e0 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c6f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c6f4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3c6f4 (#b3c6f4) is rgb(179, 198, 244) in RGB.

No, #b3c6f4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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