#b3c8d3

Color #b3c8d3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.2 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c8d3

RGB

rgb(179, 200, 211)

HSL

hsl(200.6, 26.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.6, 15.2%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(79.38, -4.83, -7.88)

LCH

lch(79.38, 9.24, 238.49)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0276, 230.43)

HWB

hwb(200.6, 70.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3beb3

Analogous

#b3d3ce

#b3c8d3

#b3b8d3

Triadic

#b3c8d3

#d3b3c8

#c8d3b3

Split-complementary

#b3c8d3

#d3b3b8

#d3ceb3

Tetradic

#b3c8d3

#beb3d3

#d3beb3

#c8d3b3

Square

#b3c8d3

#ceb3d3

#d3beb3

#b8d3b3

Shades

Color #b3c8d3 mixed toward black.

#8aaabb

#618da3

#476a7c

#304652

#182329

Tints

Color #b3c8d3 mixed toward white.

#c0d1da

#ccdae2

#d9e4e9

#e6edf0

#f2f6f8

Tones

Color #b3c8d3 mixed toward gray.

#b6c7d0

#b8c6ce

#bbc6cb

#bec5c8

#c0c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdd0 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbad0 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#b4cece · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c8d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c8d3]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3c8d3 (#b3c8d3) is rgb(179, 200, 211) in RGB.

No, #b3c8d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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