#b3c8de

Color #b3c8de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c8de

RGB

rgb(179, 200, 222)

HSL

hsl(210.7, 39.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.7, 19.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(79.71, -2.48, -13.31)

LCH

lch(79.71, 13.54, 259.45)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0385, 249.5)

HWB

hwb(210.7, 70.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec9b3

Analogous

#b3ddde

#b3c8de

#b3b3de

Triadic

#b3c8de

#deb3c8

#c8deb3

Split-complementary

#b3c8de

#deb3b3

#dddeb3

Tetradic

#b3c8de

#c9b3de

#dec9b3

#c8deb3

Square

#b3c8de

#deb3dd

#dec9b3

#b3deb3

Shades

Color #b3c8de mixed toward black.

#84a6ca

#5685b5

#3d638c

#28425d

#14212f

Tints

Color #b3c8de mixed toward white.

#c0d1e3

#ccdae9

#d9e3ee

#e6edf4

#f2f6f9

Tones

Color #b3c8de mixed toward gray.

#b7c8da

#bac8d7

#bec8d3

#c1c8d0

#c5c8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdd9 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbad8 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#b4d5d4 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c8de]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3c8de (#b3c8de) is rgb(179, 200, 222) in RGB.

No, #b3c8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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