#b3c8d5

Color #b3c8d5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c8d5

RGB

rgb(179, 200, 213)

HSL

hsl(202.9, 28.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.9, 16%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 6.1%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(79.44, -4.41, -8.87)

LCH

lch(79.44, 9.91, 243.56)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0293, 235.01)

HWB

hwb(202.9, 70.2%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5c0b3

Analogous

#b3d5d1

#b3c8d5

#b3b7d5

Triadic

#b3c8d5

#d5b3c8

#c8d5b3

Split-complementary

#b3c8d5

#d5b3b7

#d5d1b3

Tetradic

#b3c8d5

#c0b3d5

#d5c0b3

#c8d5b3

Square

#b3c8d5

#d1b3d5

#d5c0b3

#b7d5b3

Shades

Color #b3c8d5 mixed toward black.

#89aabe

#5f8ba7

#46697e

#2f4654

#17232a

Tints

Color #b3c8d5 mixed toward white.

#c0d1dc

#ccdae3

#d9e4ea

#e6edf1

#f2f6f8

Tones

Color #b3c8d5 mixed toward gray.

#b6c7d2

#b9c7cf

#bcc6cd

#bec5ca

#c1c5c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdd2 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbad1 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#b4d0cf · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c8d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c8d5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3c8d5 (#b3c8d5) is rgb(179, 200, 213) in RGB.

No, #b3c8d5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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